diff --git a/modules/utility/src-c/uuid/uuid.c b/modules/utility/src-c/uuid/uuid.c
index 2a88a0c..5b019d9 100644
--- a/modules/utility/src-c/uuid/uuid.c
+++ b/modules/utility/src-c/uuid/uuid.c
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ vx_uuid_block_s * vx_allocate_new_id_block(vx_uuid_table_s *table)
     if(table->num_blocks >= table->block_capacity)
     {
         table->block_capacity *= 2;
-        table->blocks = malloc(table->block_capacity * sizeof(vx_uuid_block_s *));
+        if( ! table->block_capacity)
+        {
+            table->block_capacity = 32;
+        }
+        table->blocks = realloc(table->blocks, table->block_capacity * sizeof(vx_uuid_block_s *));
     }
     table->blocks[table->num_blocks] = malloc(sizeof(vx_uuid_block_s));
     block = table->blocks[table->num_blocks];