diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7379f90..c2075914 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Developers may need to change their code
 
 ### Corrected Bugs
 
+* Fixed: [unneeded trailing zero character on SNMP strings](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/367)
 * Fixed: [message-id present on netconf app "hello"](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/369)
 * Fixed: [SNMP "smiv2" yang extension doesn't work on augmented nodes](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/366)
 
diff --git a/apps/snmp/snmp_lib.c b/apps/snmp/snmp_lib.c
index cbd2eabc..21aa107c 100644
--- a/apps/snmp/snmp_lib.c
+++ b/apps/snmp/snmp_lib.c
@@ -457,7 +457,9 @@ type_yang2asn1(yang_stmt    *ys,
 	if (yang_extension_value(yrp, "display-hint", IETF_YANG_SMIV2_NS, NULL, &display_hint) < 0)
 	    goto done;	
 	/* RFC2578/2579 but maybe all strings with display-hint should use this, eg exist>0? */
-	if (display_hint && strcmp(display_hint, "255t")==0)
+	if (display_hint &&
+            (strcmp(display_hint, "255a")==0 ||
+             strcmp(display_hint, "255t")==0))
 	    at = CLIXON_ASN_FIXED_STRING;
     }
     if (asn1_type)
diff --git a/test/test_snmp_ifmib.sh b/test/test_snmp_ifmib.sh
index 98ba9890..ee703589 100755
--- a/test/test_snmp_ifmib.sh
+++ b/test/test_snmp_ifmib.sh
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ expectpart "$($snmptable IF-MIB::ifTable)" 0 "Test 2" "1400" "1000" "11:22:33:44
 new "Walk the walk..."
 expectpart "$($snmpwalk IF-MIB::ifTable)" 0 "IF-MIB::ifIndex.1 = INTEGER: 1" \
            "IF-MIB::ifIndex.2 = INTEGER: 2" \
-           "IF-MIB::ifDescr.1 = STRING: Test." \
-           "IF-MIB::ifDescr.2 = STRING: Test 2." \
+           "IF-MIB::ifDescr.1 = STRING: Test" \
+           "IF-MIB::ifDescr.2 = STRING: Test 2" \
            "IF-MIB::ifType.1 = INTEGER: ethernetCsmacd(6)" \
            "IF-MIB::ifType.2 = INTEGER: ethernetCsmacd(6)" \
            "IF-MIB::ifMtu.1 = INTEGER: 1500" \
diff --git a/test/test_snmp_system.sh b/test/test_snmp_system.sh
index 922dbaf6..fdfdf440 100755
--- a/test/test_snmp_system.sh
+++ b/test/test_snmp_system.sh
@@ -217,19 +217,19 @@ expectpart "$($snmptable $OID_ORTABLE)" 0 ".*Entry 2 description.*" "IF-MIB::ifT
 expectpart "$($snmptable $NAME_ORTABLE)" 0 ".*Entry 1 description.*" "IP-MIB::ip" "1:7:10:33.44"
 expectpart "$($snmptable $NAME_ORTABLE)" 0 ".*Entry 2 description.*" "IF-MIB::ifTable" "129:20:58:31.11"
 
-new "Walk the tabbles..."
-expectpart "$($snmpwalkstr system)" 0 "SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr = STRING: System description." \
+new "Walk the tables..."
+expectpart "$($snmpwalkstr system)" 0 "SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr = STRING: System description" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime = Timeticks: (11223344) 1 day, 7:10:33.44" \
-    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact = STRING: clixon@clicon.com." \
-    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysName = STRING: Test." \
-    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation = STRING: Clixon HQ." \
+    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact = STRING: clixon@clicon.com" \
+    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysName = STRING: Test" \
+    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation = STRING: Clixon HQ" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysServices = INTEGER: 72" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORIndex.1 = INTEGER: 1" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORIndex.2 = INTEGER: 2" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.1 = OID: IP-MIB::ip" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.2 = OID: IF-MIB::ifTable" \
-    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.1 = STRING: Entry 1 description." \
-    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.2 = STRING: Entry 2 description." \
+    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.1 = STRING: Entry 1 description" \
+    "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.2 = STRING: Entry 2 description" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.1 = Timeticks: (11223344) 1 day, 7:10:33.44" \
     "SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.2 = Timeticks: (1122111111) 129 days, 20:58:31.11"