diff --git a/extensions/break_line/ace_break_line.cpp b/extensions/break_line/ace_break_line.cpp
index 7644748378..c408ceab5c 100644
--- a/extensions/break_line/ace_break_line.cpp
+++ b/extensions/break_line/ace_break_line.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "shared.hpp"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
@@ -56,23 +57,16 @@ std::string addLineBreaks(const std::vector<std::string> &words) {
             }
         }
     }
-    
+
     return sstream.str();
 }
 
-// i like to live dangerously. jk, fix strncpy sometime pls.
-#pragma warning( push )
-#pragma warning( disable : 4996 )
-
 void __stdcall RVExtension(char *output, int outputSize, const char *function) {
     ZERO_OUTPUT();
     if (!strcmp(function, "version")) {
-        strncpy(output, ACE_FULL_VERSION_STR, outputSize);
+        strncpy_s(output, outputSize, ACE_FULL_VERSION_STR, _TRUNCATE);
     } else {
-        strncpy(output, addLineBreaks(splitString(function)).c_str(), outputSize);
-        output[outputSize - 1] = '\0';
+        strncpy_s(output, outputSize, addLineBreaks(splitString(function)).c_str(), _TRUNCATE);
     }
     EXTENSION_RETURN();
 }
-
-#pragma warning( pop )