diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp
index 2667ad7d..8e8b3096 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp
@@ -252,15 +252,16 @@ namespace Components
 				Utils::IO::WriteFile(Utils::String::VA("raw/%s.ents", name.data()), asset.mapEnts->entityString, true);
 			}
 
+			static std::string mapEntities;
 			FileSystem::File ents(name + ".ents");
 			if (ents.exists())
 			{
-				static auto mapEntities = ents.getBuffer();
-				asset.mapEnts->entityString = const_cast<char*>(mapEntities.data());
+				mapEntities = ents.getBuffer();
+				asset.mapEnts->entityString = mapEntities.data();
 				asset.mapEnts->numEntityChars = mapEntities.size() + 1;
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		// This is broken
 		if ((type == Game::XAssetType::ASSET_TYPE_MENU || type == Game::XAssetType::ASSET_TYPE_MENULIST) && Zones::Version() >= 359)
 		{
diff --git a/src/Game/Structs.hpp b/src/Game/Structs.hpp
index 63acd2a4..5f35b8b4 100644
--- a/src/Game/Structs.hpp
+++ b/src/Game/Structs.hpp
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ namespace Game
 	struct __declspec(align(4)) MapEnts
 	{
 		const char *name;
-		char *entityString;
+		const char *entityString;
 		int numEntityChars;
 		MapTriggers trigger;
 		Stage *stages;