diff --git a/common/database.cpp b/common/database.cpp
index eb72aba92..3292d0fd2 100644
--- a/common/database.cpp
+++ b/common/database.cpp
@@ -1540,17 +1540,15 @@ uint32 Database::GetCharacterInfo(const char* iName, uint32* oAccID, uint32* oZo
 }
 
 bool Database::UpdateLiveChar(char* charname,uint32 lsaccount_id) {
-	char *query = nullptr;
 
-	auto results = QueryDatabase(query, MakeAnyLenString(&query, "UPDATE account SET charname='%s' WHERE id=%i;",charname, lsaccount_id));
+	std::string query = StringFormat("UPDATE account SET charname='%s' WHERE id=%i;",charname, lsaccount_id);
+	auto results = QueryDatabase(query);
 
 	if (!results.Success())
 	{
 		std::cerr << "Error in UpdateLiveChar query '" << query << "' " << results.ErrorMessage() << std::endl;
-		safe_delete_array(query);
 		return false;
 	}
-	safe_delete_array(query);
 
 	return true;
 }