diff --git a/edge-ws/README.md b/edge-ws/README.md
index 7d1cf69..fba37ce 100644
--- a/edge-ws/README.md
+++ b/edge-ws/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ where
     for payload in ["Hello world!", "How are you?", "I'm fine, thanks!"] {
         let header = FrameHeader {
             frame_type: FrameType::Text(false),
-            payload_len: payload.as_bytes().len() as _,
+            payload_len: payload.len(),
             mask_key: rng_source.next_u32().into(),
         };
 
diff --git a/examples/ws_client.rs b/examples/ws_client.rs
index c6f9d26..c82bd56 100644
--- a/examples/ws_client.rs
+++ b/examples/ws_client.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ where
     for payload in ["Hello world!", "How are you?", "I'm fine, thanks!"] {
         let header = FrameHeader {
             frame_type: FrameType::Text(false),
-            payload_len: payload.as_bytes().len() as _,
+            payload_len: payload.len(),
             mask_key: rng_source.next_u32().into(),
         };