diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 873d7f45c1..63ebbdc3a4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void Actor::LoadFromNode( const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 		c->GetAttrValue( "Value", sValue );
 
 		LuaHelpers::RunAtExpressionS( sName );
-		apActorCommands apac = ActorCommands( sValue );
+		apActorCommands apac = ActorUtil::ParseActorCommands( sValue );
 
 		AddCommand( sName, apac );
 	}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenNameEntryTraditional.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenNameEntryTraditional.cpp
index d498fb2862..108e1969d9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenNameEntryTraditional.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenNameEntryTraditional.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void HighScoreWheelItem::LoadBlank( int iRankIndex )
 
 void HighScoreWheelItem::ShowFocus()
 {
-	apActorCommands c = ActorCommands( "diffuseshift;EffectColor1,1,1,0,1;EffectColor2,0,1,1,1" );
+	apActorCommands c = ActorUtil::ParseActorCommands( "diffuseshift;EffectColor1,1,1,0,1;EffectColor2,0,1,1,1" );
 	m_textRank.RunCommands( c );
 	m_textName.RunCommands( c );
 	m_textScore.RunCommands( c );