diff --git a/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legogamestate.cpp b/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legogamestate.cpp
index a24b2e19..6585d2f4 100644
--- a/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legogamestate.cpp
+++ b/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legogamestate.cpp
@@ -390,10 +390,7 @@ MxResult LegoGameState::Load(MxULong p_slot)
 
 	if (count) {
 		for (MxS16 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-			MxS16 stateNameLength;
-			storage.Read(stateNameLength);
-			storage.Read(stateName, (MxULong) stateNameLength);
-			stateName[stateNameLength] = 0;
+			storage.Read(stateName);
 
 			LegoState* state = GetState(stateName);
 			if (!state) {
diff --git a/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.h b/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.h
index fa7f6ae4..f46c7a1f 100644
--- a/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.h
+++ b/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.h
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ class LegoFile : public LegoStorage {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	LegoStorage* Read(char* p_data)
+	{
+		LegoS16 length;
+		Read(length);
+		Read(p_data, length);
+		p_data[length] = '\0';
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	// FUNCTION: LEGO1 0x10034470
 	LegoStorage* Read(MxString& p_data)
 	{