diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index dde57ce..9b1c2c1 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func createJob(jobTypeID64 int64, priority int32, userID64 int64, trigger int64, schedule time.Time, payload []byte) (int64, error) {
-	zb := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	var zb bytes.Buffer
+
 	zw := zlib.NewWriter(&zb)
 	zw.Write(payload)
 	zw.Close()