diff --git a/include/TCPSocket/TCPClient.hpp b/include/TCPSocket/TCPClient.hpp
index 61c24b0..50cd612 100644
--- a/include/TCPSocket/TCPClient.hpp
+++ b/include/TCPSocket/TCPClient.hpp
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@
 
 class TCPClient {
     int clientSocket;
-    sockaddr_in serverAddress;
+    sockaddr_in serverAddress{};
     bool running;
 
 public:
-    TCPClient(const char* serverIP = "127.0.0.1", int port = 8080);
+    explicit TCPClient(const char* serverIP = "127.0.0.1", int port = 8080);
 
     void sendMessage(const char* message) const;
 
+    void sendMessage(const std::string& message) const;
+
     void receiveMessages();
 
     void start();
diff --git a/src/TCPClient.cpp b/src/TCPClient.cpp
index 9e2ebfc..92ec7f4 100644
--- a/src/TCPClient.cpp
+++ b/src/TCPClient.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ void TCPClient::sendMessage(const char* message) const {
     send(clientSocket, message, strlen(message), 0);
 }
 
+void TCPClient::sendMessage(const std::string& message) const {
+    send(clientSocket, message.c_str(), message.size(), 0);
+}
+
 void TCPClient::receiveMessages() {
     char buffer[1024] = {0};
     while (running) {