diff --git a/cyw43/src/structs.rs b/cyw43/src/structs.rs
index 81b1d077..749970f1 100644
--- a/cyw43/src/structs.rs
+++ b/cyw43/src/structs.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ pub struct BssInfo {
     pub bssid: [u8; 6],
     pub beacon_period: u16,
     pub capability: u16,
-    pub ssid: heapless::String<32>,
+    pub ssid: heapless::Vec<u8, 32>,
     pub rssi: i16,
     pub security: BssSecurity,
 }
@@ -573,10 +573,7 @@ impl BssInfo {
             0 => BssSecurity::Open,
             _ => BssSecurity::None,
         };
-        let ssid = heapless::String::from_utf8(
-            heapless::Vec::from_slice(&bss_info.ssid[..bss_info.ssid_len as usize]).unwrap(),
-        )
-        .ok()?;
+        let ssid = heapless::Vec::from_slice(&bss_info.ssid[..bss_info.ssid_len as usize]).unwrap();
         let BssInfoInternal {
             version,
             length,
diff --git a/examples/rp/src/bin/wifi_scan.rs b/examples/rp/src/bin/wifi_scan.rs
index 7adf52b8..a620807f 100644
--- a/examples/rp/src/bin/wifi_scan.rs
+++ b/examples/rp/src/bin/wifi_scan.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async fn main(spawner: Spawner) {
         .set_power_management(cyw43::PowerManagementMode::PowerSave)
         .await;
 
-    let mut scanner = control.scan().await;
+    let mut scanner = control.scan(Default::default()).await;
     while let Some(bss) = scanner.next().await {
         if let Ok(ssid_str) = str::from_utf8(&bss.ssid) {
             info!("scanned {} == {:x}", ssid_str, bss.bssid);