diff --git a/filter.go b/filter.go
index cc1fa9d..cd782f2 100644
--- a/filter.go
+++ b/filter.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package underscore
 
 // Filter looks through each value in the slice, returning a slice of all the values that pass a truth test (predicate).
 func Filter[T any](values []T, predicate func(T) bool) (res []T) {
+	res = make([]T, 0, len(values))
 	for _, v := range values {
 		if predicate(v) {
 			res = append(res, v)
diff --git a/filter_test.go b/filter_test.go
index fdd8e6b..a97d9f1 100644
--- a/filter_test.go
+++ b/filter_test.go
@@ -15,3 +15,16 @@ func TestFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	want := []int{0, 2, 4, 6, 8}
 	assert.Equal(t, want, u.Filter(nums, isEven))
 }
+
+func BenchmarkFilter(b *testing.B) {
+	data := make([]int, 1000)
+	for i := range data {
+		data[i] = i
+	}
+	isEven := func(n int) bool { return n%2 == 0 }
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		u.Filter(data, isEven)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/join_test.go b/join_test.go
index 8cf322a..fbf8b95 100644
--- a/join_test.go
+++ b/join_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func Test_Join_Can_Join_Two_Slices_Together(t *testing.T) {
 
 	joined := u.Join(left, right, selector, selector)
 	want := []u.Tuple[u.Tuple[int, string], []u.Tuple[int, string]]{
-		{Left: zero, Right: nil},
+		{Left: zero, Right: []u.Tuple[int, string]{}},
 		{Left: one, Right: []u.Tuple[int, string]{one}},
 		{Left: two, Right: []u.Tuple[int, string]{two, two}},
 		{Left: three, Right: []u.Tuple[int, string]{three, three, three}},