diff --git a/addons/reload/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/reload/XEH_postInit.sqf
index 5ce2096118..193fdaf79b 100644
--- a/addons/reload/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/reload/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
 }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
 
 // Listen for attempts to link ammo
-["ace_linkedAmmo", {
+[QGVAR(linkedAmmo), {
     params ["_receiver", "_giver", "_magazine"];
 
     private _magazineType = currentMagazine _receiver;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
 
     // Return the magazine if it's the wrong type
     if (_magazineType != (_magazine select 0)) exitWith {
-        ["ace_returnedAmmo", [_giver,_receiver,_magazine], [_giver]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
+        [QGVAR(returnedAmmo), [_giver,_receiver,_magazine], [_giver]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
     };
 
     private _ammoCount = _receiver ammo currentWeapon _receiver;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
 
     // Return the magazine if the belt is full or empty
     if ((_ammoCount == 0)  || _ammoMissing == 0) exitWith {
-        ["ace_returnedAmmo", [_giver,_receiver,_magazine], [_giver]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
+        [QGVAR(returnedAmmo), [_giver,_receiver,_magazine], [_giver]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
     };
 
     // Add the ammo
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
     [QGVAR(syncAmmo), [_receiver, currentWeapon _receiver, _ammoCount + _ammoAdded]] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;
 
     if ((_magazine select 1) - _ammoAdded > 0) then {
-        ["ace_returnedAmmo", [_giver, _receiver, [_magazineType, (_magazine select 1) - _ammoAdded]], [_giver]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
+        [QGVAR(returnedAmmo), [_giver, _receiver, [_magazineType, (_magazine select 1) - _ammoAdded]], [_giver]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
     };
 }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
 
 // Listen for returned magazines
-["ace_returnedAmmo", {
+[QGVAR(returnedAmmo), {
     params ["_receiver", "", "_magazine"];
     TRACE_2("returnedAmmo EH",_receiver,_magazine);
 
diff --git a/addons/reload/config.cpp b/addons/reload/config.cpp
index 8d773efa4b..8910929376 100644
--- a/addons/reload/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/reload/config.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ class CfgPatches {
 
 class ACE_newEvents {
     setAmmoSync = QGVAR(syncAmmo);
-    returnedAmmo = "ace_returnedAmmo";
-    linkedAmmo = "ace_linkedAmmo";
+    returnedAmmo = QGVAR(returnedAmmo);
+    linkedAmmo = QGVAR(linkedAmmo);
 };
diff --git a/addons/reload/functions/fnc_startLinkingBelt.sqf b/addons/reload/functions/fnc_startLinkingBelt.sqf
index ba5d4ddca4..8b8768dbba 100644
--- a/addons/reload/functions/fnc_startLinkingBelt.sqf
+++ b/addons/reload/functions/fnc_startLinkingBelt.sqf
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ private _onFinish = {
     (_this select 0) params ["_player", "_target", "_magazine"];
 
     // Raise event on remote unit
-    ["ace_linkedAmmo", [_target, _player, _magazine], [_target]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
+    [QGVAR(linkedAmmo), [_target, _player, _magazine], [_target]] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;
 };
 
 private _onFailure = {