diff --git a/examples/examples/z_pub_shm.rs b/examples/examples/z_pub_shm.rs
index 30953843f..1f1f9a280 100644
--- a/examples/examples/z_pub_shm.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/z_pub_shm.rs
@@ -36,29 +36,26 @@ async fn main() -> zenoh::Result<()> {
         .wait()
         .unwrap();
 
+    println!("Declaring Publisher on '{path}'...");
     let publisher = session.declare_publisher(&path).await.unwrap();
 
-    // Create allocation layout for series of similar allocations
-    println!("Allocating Shared Memory Buffer...");
-    let layout = provider.alloc(1024).into_layout().unwrap();
-
     println!("Press CTRL-C to quit...");
     for idx in 0..u32::MAX {
         tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
 
-        // Allocate particular SHM buffer using pre-created layout
-        let mut sbuf = layout
-            .alloc()
-            .with_policy::<BlockOn<GarbageCollect>>()
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-
         // We reserve a small space at the beginning of the buffer to include the iteration index
         // of the write. This is simply to have the same format as zn_pub.
         let prefix = format!("[{idx:4}] ");
         let prefix_len = prefix.len();
         let slice_len = prefix_len + payload.len();
 
+        // Allocate SHM buffer
+        let mut sbuf = provider
+            .alloc(slice_len)
+            .with_policy::<BlockOn<GarbageCollect>>()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
         sbuf[0..prefix_len].copy_from_slice(prefix.as_bytes());
         sbuf[prefix_len..slice_len].copy_from_slice(payload.as_bytes());