diff --git a/r5dev/engine/server/sv_rcon.cpp b/r5dev/engine/server/sv_rcon.cpp
index 7e6789a3..3a9ccb8d 100644
--- a/r5dev/engine/server/sv_rcon.cpp
+++ b/r5dev/engine/server/sv_rcon.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ bool CRConServer::ProcessMessage(const char* pMsgBuf, const int nMsgLen)
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CRConServer::Execute(const cl_rcon::request& request) const
 {
-	const string& commandString = request.requestmsg().c_str();
+	const string& commandString = request.requestmsg();
 	const char* const pCommandString = commandString.c_str();
 
 	ConCommandBase* pCommandBase = g_pCVar->FindCommandBase(pCommandString);