diff --git a/id.go b/id.go
index fcd7a04..e88984d 100644
--- a/id.go
+++ b/id.go
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
-	"unsafe"
 )
 
 // Code inspired from mgo/bson ObjectId
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ func FromString(id string) (ID, error) {
 func (id ID) String() string {
 	text := make([]byte, encodedLen)
 	encode(text, id[:])
-	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&text))
+	return string(text)
 }
 
 // Encode encodes the id using base32 encoding, writing 20 bytes to dst and return it.
@@ -206,23 +205,23 @@ func encode(dst, id []byte) {
 
 	dst[19] = encoding[(id[11]<<4)&0x1F]
 	dst[18] = encoding[(id[11]>>1)&0x1F]
-	dst[17] = encoding[(id[11]>>6)&0x1F|(id[10]<<2)&0x1F]
+	dst[17] = encoding[(id[11]>>6)|(id[10]<<2)&0x1F]
 	dst[16] = encoding[id[10]>>3]
 	dst[15] = encoding[id[9]&0x1F]
 	dst[14] = encoding[(id[9]>>5)|(id[8]<<3)&0x1F]
 	dst[13] = encoding[(id[8]>>2)&0x1F]
 	dst[12] = encoding[id[8]>>7|(id[7]<<1)&0x1F]
-	dst[11] = encoding[(id[7]>>4)&0x1F|(id[6]<<4)&0x1F]
+	dst[11] = encoding[(id[7]>>4)|(id[6]<<4)&0x1F]
 	dst[10] = encoding[(id[6]>>1)&0x1F]
-	dst[9] = encoding[(id[6]>>6)&0x1F|(id[5]<<2)&0x1F]
+	dst[9] = encoding[(id[6]>>6)|(id[5]<<2)&0x1F]
 	dst[8] = encoding[id[5]>>3]
 	dst[7] = encoding[id[4]&0x1F]
 	dst[6] = encoding[id[4]>>5|(id[3]<<3)&0x1F]
 	dst[5] = encoding[(id[3]>>2)&0x1F]
 	dst[4] = encoding[id[3]>>7|(id[2]<<1)&0x1F]
-	dst[3] = encoding[(id[2]>>4)&0x1F|(id[1]<<4)&0x1F]
+	dst[3] = encoding[(id[2]>>4)|(id[1]<<4)&0x1F]
 	dst[2] = encoding[(id[1]>>1)&0x1F]
-	dst[1] = encoding[(id[1]>>6)&0x1F|(id[0]<<2)&0x1F]
+	dst[1] = encoding[(id[1]>>6)|(id[0]<<2)&0x1F]
 	dst[0] = encoding[id[0]>>3]
 }