diff --git a/doc/ref/jsonschema/jsonschema.md b/doc/ref/jsonschema/jsonschema.md
index a15b836e8..18e57ef9c 100644
--- a/doc/ref/jsonschema/jsonschema.md
+++ b/doc/ref/jsonschema/jsonschema.md
@@ -399,8 +399,7 @@ auto resolve = [](const jsoncons::uri& uri) -> json
         std::cout << "Requested URI: " << uri.string() << "\n";
         std::cout << "base: " << uri.base().string() << ", path: " << uri.path() << "\n\n";
 
-        std::string pathname = "./input/jsonschema";
-        pathname += std::string(uri.path());
+        std::string pathname = "./input/jsonschema" + std::string(uri.path());
 
         std::fstream is(pathname.c_str());
         if (!is)
diff --git a/examples/src/jsonschema_examples.cpp b/examples/src/jsonschema_examples.cpp
index 33888adfe..f318d6fad 100644
--- a/examples/src/jsonschema_examples.cpp
+++ b/examples/src/jsonschema_examples.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ void resolve_uri_example()
             std::cout << "Requested URI: " << uri.string() << "\n";
             std::cout << "base: " << uri.base().string() << ", path: " << uri.path() << "\n\n";
 
-            std::string pathname = "./input/jsonschema";
-            pathname += std::string(uri.path());
+            std::string pathname = "./input/jsonschema" + std::string(uri.path());
 
             std::fstream is(pathname.c_str());
             if (!is)