diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetProtocol/Private/pnNpCommon.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetProtocol/Private/pnNpCommon.cpp
index 51ffd96e..fa3a7d9a 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetProtocol/Private/pnNpCommon.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetProtocol/Private/pnNpCommon.cpp
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ void NetVaultNodeFieldArray::GetFieldValueString_LCS (
         case NetVaultNode::kUuid_2:
         case NetVaultNode::kUuid_3:
         case NetVaultNode::kUuid_4: {
-            plString tmp = plUUID((char*)fieldAddr).AsString();
+            plString tmp = reinterpret_cast<plUUID*>(fieldAddr)->AsString();
 
             StrPrintf(dst, dstChars, L"hextoraw('%s')", tmp.c_str());
         }
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID.cpp
index 05bbc5ca..8ba9be82 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #include "pnUUID.h"
 #include "hsStream.h"
 
+static_assert(sizeof(plUUID) == sizeof(uint8_t[16]), "plUUID Must be the same size as a UUID");
+
 const plUUID kNilUuid;
 
 plUUID::plUUID()
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Unix.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Unix.cpp
index 2154bfa1..2b1a5a41 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Unix.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Unix.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 #include <uuid/uuid.h>
 
+// Check UUID size
+static_assert(sizeof(plUUID) == sizeof(uuid_t), "plUUID and uuid_t types differ in size");
+
 struct plUUIDHelper
 {
     static inline void CopyToPlasma( plUUID * dst, const uuid_t & src )
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Win32.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Win32.cpp
index 7eb4fbd9..aaf86253 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Win32.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnUUID/pnUUID_Win32.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 #ifdef HS_BUILD_FOR_WIN32
 
-
-
 #include <rpc.h>
 
+// Check UUID size
+static_assert(sizeof(plUUID) == sizeof(GUID), "plUUID and Win32 GUID types differ in size");
+
 void plUUID::Clear()
 {
     UuidCreateNil( (GUID *)this );