diff --git a/utils/README.md b/utils/README.md
index fe1683ecd3..0276ff380e 100644
--- a/utils/README.md
+++ b/utils/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ Benchmark_Trim/default-16                       18177328                 65.9 ns
 Benchmark_Trim/default.trimspace-16            188933770                 6.33 ns/op            0 B/op          0 allocs/op
 Benchmark_Trim/default.trimspace-16            184007649                 6.42 ns/op            0 B/op          0 allocs/op
 
-Benchmark_ConvertToBytes/fiber-12               32883782                33.76 ns/op            0 B/op          0 allocs/op
-Benchmark_ConvertToBytes/fiber-12               36084900                33.47 ns/op            0 B/op          0 allocs/op
+Benchmark_ConvertToBytes/fiber-8                43773547                24.43 ns/op            0 B/op          0 allocs/op
+Benchmark_ConvertToBytes/fiber-8                45849477                25.33 ns/op            0 B/op          0 allocs/op
 ```
diff --git a/utils/common.go b/utils/common.go
index 97be15a0a4..b0f4d76625 100644
--- a/utils/common.go
+++ b/utils/common.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"math"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
@@ -23,11 +25,6 @@ import (
 const (
 	toLowerTable = "\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\a\b\t\n\v\f\r\x0e\x0f\x10\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f !\"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz[\\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~\u007f\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff"
 	toUpperTable = "\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\a\b\t\n\v\f\r\x0e\x0f\x10\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f !\"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ{|}~\u007f\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff"
-	kb           = 1000
-	mb           = 1000 * kb
-	gb           = 1000 * mb
-	tb           = 1000 * gb
-	pb           = 1000 * tb
 )
 
 // Copyright © 2014, Roger Peppe
@@ -38,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 	uuidSeed    [24]byte
 	uuidCounter uint64
 	uuidSetup   sync.Once
-	unitsMap    = map[byte]int64{'k': kb, 'm': mb, 'g': gb, 't': tb, 'p': pb}
+	unitsSlice  = []byte("kmgtp")
 )
 
 // UUID generates an universally unique identifier (UUID)
@@ -120,8 +117,11 @@ func IncrementIPRange(ip net.IP) {
 // ConvertToBytes returns integer size of bytes from human-readable string, ex. 42kb, 42M
 // Returns 0 if string is unrecognized
 func ConvertToBytes(humanReadableString string) int {
-	var unitPrefixPos, lastNumberPos int
 	strLen := len(humanReadableString)
+	if strLen == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	var unitPrefixPos, lastNumberPos int
 	// loop the string
 	for i := strLen - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		// check if the char is a number
@@ -142,11 +142,12 @@ func ConvertToBytes(humanReadableString string) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	// check the muliplicator from the string and use it
+	// check the multiplier from the string and use it
 	if unitPrefixPos > 0 {
-		// convert multiplication char to lowercase and check the table
-		if mul, ok := unitsMap[toLowerTable[humanReadableString[unitPrefixPos]]]; ok {
-			size *= float64(mul)
+		// convert multiplier char to lowercase and check if exists in units slice
+		index := bytes.IndexByte(unitsSlice, toLowerTable[humanReadableString[unitPrefixPos]])
+		if index != -1 {
+			size *= math.Pow(1000, float64(index+1))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/utils/common_test.go b/utils/common_test.go
index 95ce53f23f..b4b2c61cf9 100644
--- a/utils/common_test.go
+++ b/utils/common_test.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func Benchmark_UUID(b *testing.B) {
 
 func Test_ConvertToBytes(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+	AssertEqual(t, 0, ConvertToBytes(""))
 	AssertEqual(t, 42, ConvertToBytes("42"))
 	AssertEqual(t, 42, ConvertToBytes("42b"))
 	AssertEqual(t, 42, ConvertToBytes("42B"))