diff --git a/kernel/src/utils/string.c b/kernel/src/utils/string.c
index 384453f..9a28855 100644
--- a/kernel/src/utils/string.c
+++ b/kernel/src/utils/string.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ void string_hex_64bit_to_alpha(string_t string, uint64_t value) {
 void string_bin_to_alpha(string_t string, uint8_t num_bits, uint64_t value) {
     char* buffer = (char*)string;
 
-    num_bits = MIN(num_bits, 64);
+    num_bits   = MIN(num_bits, 64);
+    value    <<= 64 - num_bits;
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < num_bits; i++) {
         buffer[i] = ((value & (0x8000000000000000 >> i)) > 0) ? '1' : '0';
     }