diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
index cd543c74a3..e523dcdb82 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadEdit( CString sEditFilePath )
 		int iNumParams = msd.GetNumParams(i);
 		const MsdFile::value_t &sParams = msd.GetValue(i);
 		const CString sValueName = sParams[0];
+        CString sSongFullTitle;
 
 		// handle the data
 		if( 0==stricmp(sValueName,"SONG") )
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadEdit( CString sEditFilePath )
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			CString& sSongFullTitle = sParams[1];
+			sSongFullTitle = sParams[1];
 			sSongFullTitle.Replace( '\\', '/' );
 
 			pSong = SONGMAN->FindSong( sSongFullTitle );
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadEdit( CString sEditFilePath )
 			}
 
 			LoadFromSMTokens( 
-				sParams[1], sParams[2], sParams[3], sParams[4], sParams[5], sParams[6], (iNumParams>=8)?sParams[7]:"",
+				sSongFullTitle, sParams[2], sParams[3], sParams[4], sParams[5], sParams[6], (iNumParams>=8)?sParams[7]:"",
 				*pNewNotes);
 		}
 		else