diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.cpp
index 2ab7722c..59142bf3 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.cpp
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ void plLoadAgeMsg::Read(hsStream* stream, hsResMgr* mgr)
 {   
     plMessage::IMsgRead(stream, mgr);   
 
-    delete [] fAgeFilename;
-    
     // read agename
     uint8_t len;
     stream->ReadLE(&len);
     if (len)
     {
-        fAgeFilename=new char[len+1];
-        stream->Read(len, fAgeFilename);
-        fAgeFilename[len]=0;
+        plStringBuffer<char> filename;
+        char* buffer = filename.CreateWritableBuffer(len);
+        stream->Read(len, buffer);
+        buffer[len] = 0;
+        fAgeFilename = filename;
     }
     fUnload = stream->ReadBool();
     stream->ReadLE(&fPlayerID);
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ void plLoadAgeMsg::Write(hsStream* stream, hsResMgr* mgr)
     plMessage::IMsgWrite(stream, mgr);  
 
     // write agename
-    uint8_t len = fAgeFilename ? strlen(fAgeFilename) : 0;
+    uint8_t len = static_cast<uint8_t>(fAgeFilename.GetSize());
     stream->WriteLE(len);
     if (len)
     {
-        stream->Write(len, fAgeFilename);
+        stream->Write(len, fAgeFilename.c_str());
     }
     stream->WriteBool(fUnload);
     stream->WriteLE(fPlayerID);
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ void plLoadAgeMsg::ReadVersion(hsStream* s, hsResMgr* mgr)
     if (contentFlags.IsBitSet(kLoadAgeAgeName))
     {
         // read agename
-        delete [] fAgeFilename;
-        fAgeFilename = s->ReadSafeString();
+        fAgeFilename = s->ReadSafeString_TEMP();
     }
 
     if (contentFlags.IsBitSet(kLoadAgeUnload))
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.h
index 2e7c062a..ba9074a8 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadAgeMsg.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 #include "pnMessage/plMessage.h"
 #include "pnUUID/pnUUID.h"
+#include "plString.h"
 
 
 //
@@ -55,19 +56,18 @@ class hsResMgr;
 class plLoadAgeMsg : public plMessage
 {
 protected:
-    char* fAgeFilename;             // the age to load/unload
+    plString fAgeFilename;             // the age to load/unload
     plUUID fAgeGuid;
     bool fUnload;         // true if we want to unload the age
     int fPlayerID;
 public:
-    plLoadAgeMsg() : fAgeFilename(nil), fUnload(false), fPlayerID(-1){ }
-    virtual ~plLoadAgeMsg() { delete [] fAgeFilename;  }
+    plLoadAgeMsg() : fUnload(false), fPlayerID(-1) { }
 
     CLASSNAME_REGISTER( plLoadAgeMsg );
     GETINTERFACE_ANY( plLoadAgeMsg, plMessage );
 
-    void SetAgeFilename(const char* a) { delete [] fAgeFilename; fAgeFilename=a?hsStrcpy(a):nil; }
-    char* GetAgeFilename() const { return fAgeFilename; }
+    void SetAgeFilename(const plString& a) { fAgeFilename = a; }
+    plString GetAgeFilename() const { return fAgeFilename; }
 
     void SetAgeGuid( const plUUID * v ) { fAgeGuid.CopyFrom( v ); }
     const plUUID * GetAgeGuid() const { return &fAgeGuid; }