diff --git a/src/script/script_instance.cpp b/src/script/script_instance.cpp
index c0a4f200d9..c04d3c2fec 100644
--- a/src/script/script_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/script/script_instance.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool ScriptInstance::LoadCompatibilityScripts(const std::string &api_version, Su
 		buf += script_name;
 		if (!FileExists(buf)) continue;
 
-		if (this->engine->LoadScript(buf.c_str())) return true;
+		if (this->engine->LoadScript(buf)) return true;
 
 		ScriptLog::Error("Failed to load API compatibility script");
 		Debug(script, 0, "Error compiling / running API compatibility script: {}", buf);
diff --git a/src/script/script_scanner.cpp b/src/script/script_scanner.cpp
index 8dd88d3ff6..4035dd649a 100644
--- a/src/script/script_scanner.cpp
+++ b/src/script/script_scanner.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ bool ScriptScanner::AddFile(const std::string &filename, size_t basepath_length,
 
 	this->ResetEngine();
 	try {
-		this->engine->LoadScript(filename.c_str());
+		this->engine->LoadScript(filename);
 	} catch (Script_FatalError &e) {
 		Debug(script, 0, "Fatal error '{}' when trying to load the script '{}'.", e.GetErrorMessage(), filename);
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/script/squirrel.cpp b/src/script/squirrel.cpp
index b51e051e8c..3c8a802cc8 100644
--- a/src/script/squirrel.cpp
+++ b/src/script/squirrel.cpp
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static SQInteger _io_file_read(SQUserPointer file, SQUserPointer buf, SQInteger
 	return ret;
 }
 
-SQRESULT Squirrel::LoadFile(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const char *filename, SQBool printerror)
+SQRESULT Squirrel::LoadFile(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const std::string &filename, SQBool printerror)
 {
 	ScriptAllocatorScope alloc_scope(this);
 
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ SQRESULT Squirrel::LoadFile(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const char *filename, SQBool printer
 	}
 
 	SQFile f(file, size);
-	if (SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_compile(vm, func, &f, filename, printerror))) {
+	if (SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_compile(vm, func, &f, filename.c_str(), printerror))) {
 		FioFCloseFile(file);
 		return SQ_OK;
 	}
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ SQRESULT Squirrel::LoadFile(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const char *filename, SQBool printer
 	return SQ_ERROR;
 }
 
-bool Squirrel::LoadScript(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const char *script, bool in_root)
+bool Squirrel::LoadScript(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const std::string &script, bool in_root)
 {
 	ScriptAllocatorScope alloc_scope(this);
 
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ bool Squirrel::LoadScript(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const char *script, bool in_root)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool Squirrel::LoadScript(const char *script)
+bool Squirrel::LoadScript(const std::string &script)
 {
 	return LoadScript(this->vm, script);
 }
diff --git a/src/script/squirrel.hpp b/src/script/squirrel.hpp
index d290c3ec1a..f9471ff14b 100644
--- a/src/script/squirrel.hpp
+++ b/src/script/squirrel.hpp
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ public:
 	 * @param script The full script-name to load.
 	 * @return False if loading failed.
 	 */
-	bool LoadScript(const char *script);
-	bool LoadScript(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const char *script, bool in_root = true);
+	bool LoadScript(const std::string &script);
+	bool LoadScript(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const std::string &script, bool in_root = true);
 
 	/**
 	 * Load a file to a given VM.
 	 */
-	SQRESULT LoadFile(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const char *filename, SQBool printerror);
+	SQRESULT LoadFile(HSQUIRRELVM vm, const std::string &filename, SQBool printerror);
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds a function to the stack. Depending on the current state this means