diff --git a/cache/src/tango_cache_pending.cpp b/cache/src/tango_cache_pending.cpp
index 1caffbb..631f1a2 100644
--- a/cache/src/tango_cache_pending.cpp
+++ b/cache/src/tango_cache_pending.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#include"tango_cache_pending.h"
-#include<assert.h>
-#include<string.h>
-#include<stdlib.h>
-#include<stdio.h>
-#include<stdbool.h>
+#include "tango_cache_pending.h"
+#include <tfe_utils.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 
 time_t get_time_value(const char* field_value, const char* field_type)
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ time_t get_time_value(const char* field_value, const char* field_type)
     field_value += strlen(field_type);
     field_value++;
     int len = strlen(field_value);
-    time_value = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char)*len);
+    time_value = ALLOC(char, len+1);
     int index = 0;
     while (field_value[index] != ',' && field_value[index] != '\r' && index < len)
     {