diff --git a/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl b/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl
index 2b9bd4a7a..4c510ff9f 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl
+++ b/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ sub get_windows_wget {
         if (!-d "bin") {
             mkdir("bin");
         }
-        `powershell -Command "\$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-RestMethod -ContentType \"application/octet-stream\" -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Akkadius/eqemu-install-v2/master/windows/wget.exe -OutFile bin/wget.exe"`
+        `powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Akkadius/eqemu-install-v2/master/windows/wget.exe', 'bin\\wget.exe') "`
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/zone/embparser_api.cpp b/zone/embparser_api.cpp
index 0fa7cdbe9..1723d20ae 100644
--- a/zone/embparser_api.cpp
+++ b/zone/embparser_api.cpp
@@ -1619,11 +1619,12 @@ XS(XS__ChooseRandom) {
 	if (items < 1)
 		Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Usage: quest::ChooseRandom(option1, option2, option3, option4, option5...[no limit])");
 
+	dXSTARG;
 	int index = zone->random.Int(0, items - 1);
+	SV *RETVAL = ST(index);
 
-	SV *tmp = ST(0);
-	ST(0)     = ST(index);
-	ST(index) = tmp;
+	XSprePUSH;
+	PUSHs(RETVAL);
 
 	XSRETURN(1);    //return 1 element from the stack (ST(0))
 }