diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp
index 7f68c42e64..4cb7eebeb2 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 #include "LuaBinding.h"
 #include "RageUtil.h"
 
-void CreateMethodsTable( lua_State *L, const CString &szName )
+void CreateMethodsTable( lua_State *L, const CString &sName )
 {
-	lua_pushstring( L, szName );
+	lua_pushlstring( L, sName.data(), sName.size() );
 	lua_rawget( L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX );
 	if( !lua_isnil(L, -1) )
 		return;
 
 	lua_pop( L, 1 );
 	lua_newtable( L );
-	lua_pushstring( L, szName );
+	lua_pushlstring( L, sName.data(), sName.size() );
 	lua_pushvalue( L, -2 );
 	lua_rawset( L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX );
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
index b8cc1ad142..20ec908b52 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void LuaManager::UnsetGlobal( const CString &sName )
 void LuaHelpers::Push( const bool &Object, lua_State *L ) { lua_pushboolean( L, Object ); }
 void LuaHelpers::Push( const float &Object, lua_State *L ) { lua_pushnumber( L, Object ); }
 void LuaHelpers::Push( const int &Object, lua_State *L ) { lua_pushnumber( L, Object ); }
-void LuaHelpers::Push( const CString &Object, lua_State *L ) { lua_pushstring( L, Object ); }
+void LuaHelpers::Push( const CString &Object, lua_State *L ) { lua_pushlstring( L, Object.data(), Object.size() ); }
 
 bool LuaHelpers::FromStack( bool &Object, int iOffset, lua_State *L ) { Object = !!lua_toboolean( L, iOffset ); return true; }
 bool LuaHelpers::FromStack( float &Object, int iOffset, lua_State *L ) { Object = (float)lua_tonumber( L, iOffset ); return true; }