diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_Profiles.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_Profiles.cpp
index b3e0bd8a..17cae4a3 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_Profiles.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_Profiles.cpp
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::SetCurrentProfile(const RpcRequest& request) {
 		return request.failed("missing request parameters");
 	}
 
-	QString profileName = obs_data_get_string(request.parameters(), "profile-name");
-	if (profileName.isEmpty()) {
+	const char* profileName = obs_data_get_string(request.parameters(), "profile-name");
+	if (!profileName) {
 		return request.failed("invalid request parameters");
 	}
 
 	char** profiles = obs_frontend_get_profiles();
-	bool profileExists = Utils::StringInStringList(profiles, profileName.toUtf8());
+	bool profileExists = Utils::StringInStringList(profiles, profileName);
 	bfree(profiles);
 	if (!profileExists) {
 		return request.failed("profile does not exist");
 	}
 
-	obs_frontend_set_current_profile(profileName.toUtf8());
+	obs_frontend_set_current_profile(profileName);
 	return request.success();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneCollections.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneCollections.cpp
index 40ac5fb7..faf6299b 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneCollections.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneCollections.cpp
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::SetCurrentSceneCollection(const RpcRequest& reques
 		return request.failed("missing request parameters");
 	}
 
-	QString sceneCollection = obs_data_get_string(request.parameters(), "sc-name");
-	if (sceneCollection.isEmpty()) {
+	const char* sceneCollection = obs_data_get_string(request.parameters(), "sc-name");
+	if (!sceneCollection) {
 		return request.failed("invalid request parameters");
 	}
 
 	char** collections = obs_frontend_get_scene_collections();
-	bool collectionExists = Utils::StringInStringList(collections, sceneCollection.toUtf8());
+	bool collectionExists = Utils::StringInStringList(collections, sceneCollection);
 	bfree(collections);
 	if (!collectionExists) {
 		return request.failed("scene collection does not exist");
 	}
 
-	obs_frontend_set_current_scene_collection(sceneCollection.toUtf8());
+	obs_frontend_set_current_scene_collection(sceneCollection);
 	return request.success();
 }