diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
index 01697c6a7d..09e432f91b 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ StepMania 5.0 Preview 2 | 20110???
 2011/06/04
 ----------
 * Changed default MusicWheelSwitchSpeed to 15 (was 10). [AJ]
+* [AnnouncerManager] Fixed a bug where no announcers would be loaded. [AJ]
 
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 StepMania 5.0 Preview 1a | 20110603
diff --git a/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp b/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
index dd87860a59..ee20dc427e 100644
--- a/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void AnnouncerManager::GetAnnouncerNames( vector<RString>& AddTo )
 
 	// strip out the empty announcer folder
 	for( int i=AddTo.size()-1; i>=0; i-- )
-		if( !AddTo[i].EqualsNoCase( EMPTY_ANNOUNCER_NAME ) )
+		if( !stricmp( AddTo[i], EMPTY_ANNOUNCER_NAME ) )
 			AddTo.erase(AddTo.begin()+i, AddTo.begin()+i+1 );
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bool AnnouncerManager::DoesAnnouncerExist( RString sAnnouncerName )
 	vector<RString> asAnnouncerNames;
 	GetAnnouncerNames( asAnnouncerNames );
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<asAnnouncerNames.size(); i++ )
-		if( sAnnouncerName.EqualsNoCase(asAnnouncerNames[i]) )
+		if( 0==stricmp(sAnnouncerName, asAnnouncerNames[i]) )
 			return true;
 	return false;
 }