diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClient/plNetClientMgrSend.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClient/plNetClientMgrSend.cpp
index 347e5ef4..e81b1e48 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClient/plNetClientMgrSend.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClient/plNetClientMgrSend.cpp
@@ -170,10 +170,8 @@ void plNetClientMgr::ISendCCRPetition(plCCRPetitionMsg* petMsg)
     std::string buf;
     buf.resize( size );
     ram.CopyToMem( (void*)buf.data() );
-    
-    wchar_t * wStr = StrDupToUnicode(buf.c_str());
-    NetCliAuthSendCCRPetition(wStr);
-    free(wStr);
+
+    NetCliAuthSendCCRPetition(buf.c_str());
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.cpp
index c68c58ef..d3cdc5a0 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.cpp
@@ -5762,7 +5762,7 @@ void NetCliAuthSetRecvBufferHandler (
 
 //============================================================================
 void NetCliAuthSendCCRPetition (
-    const wchar_t *       petitionText
+    const plString&       petitionText
 ) {
     hsAssert(false, "eric, implement me.");
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.h
index a3657f64..bfda8de4 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetGameLib/Private/plNglAuth.h
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ void NetCliAuthChangePlayerNameRequest (
 // CCRPetition
 //============================================================================
 void NetCliAuthSendCCRPetition (
-    const wchar_t *       petitionText
+    const plString&       petitionText
 );
 
 //============================================================================