diff --git a/common/database_instances.cpp b/common/database_instances.cpp
index 2cf3923fa..0c4be4bd6 100644
--- a/common/database_instances.cpp
+++ b/common/database_instances.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void Database::FlagInstanceByGroupLeader(uint32 zone, int16 version, uint32 char
 
 	char ln[128];
 	memset(ln, 0, 128);
-	strcpy(ln, GetGroupLeadershipInfo(gid, ln));
+	GetGroupLeadershipInfo(gid, ln);
 	uint32 l_charid = GetCharacterID((const char*)ln);
 	uint16 l_id = GetInstanceID(zone, l_charid, version);
 
diff --git a/zone/client_packet.cpp b/zone/client_packet.cpp
index 42657907e..05e6cf183 100644
--- a/zone/client_packet.cpp
+++ b/zone/client_packet.cpp
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ void Client::Handle_Connect_OP_ZoneEntry(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 			int mentor_percent;
 			GroupLeadershipAA_Struct GLAA;
 			memset(ln, 0, 64);
-			strcpy(ln, database.GetGroupLeadershipInfo(group->GetID(), ln, MainTankName, AssistName, PullerName, NPCMarkerName, mentoree_name, &mentor_percent, &GLAA));
+			database.GetGroupLeadershipInfo(group->GetID(), ln, MainTankName, AssistName, PullerName, NPCMarkerName, mentoree_name, &mentor_percent, &GLAA);
 			Client *c = entity_list.GetClientByName(ln);
 			if (c)
 				group->SetLeader(c);
diff --git a/zone/worldserver.cpp b/zone/worldserver.cpp
index 7b95bf289..a838a75cb 100644
--- a/zone/worldserver.cpp
+++ b/zone/worldserver.cpp
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ void WorldServer::HandleMessage(uint16 opcode, const EQ::Net::Packet &p)
 				int mentor_percent;
 				GroupLeadershipAA_Struct GLAA;
 				memset(ln, 0, 64);
-				strcpy(ln, database.GetGroupLeadershipInfo(group->GetID(), ln, MainTankName, AssistName, PullerName, NPCMarkerName, mentoree_name, &mentor_percent, &GLAA));
+				database.GetGroupLeadershipInfo(group->GetID(), ln, MainTankName, AssistName, PullerName, NPCMarkerName, mentoree_name, &mentor_percent, &GLAA);
 				Client *lc = entity_list.GetClientByName(ln);
 				if (lc)
 					group->SetLeader(lc);