diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf
index 1032b35b7..02340966f 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ _object_killed = {
 
 	_exitReason = switch true do {
 		//Can't use owner because player may already be dead, can't use distance because player may be far from vehicle wreck
-		case (_clientKey == dayz_serverKey): {""};
+		case ([_clientKey,dayz_serverKey] call BIS_fnc_areEqual): {""};
 		case (_index < 0): {
 			format["Server_UpdateObject error: PUID NOT FOUND ON SERVER. PV ARRAY: %1",_this]
 		};
-		case ((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 1 != _clientKey): {
+		case !([((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 1),_clientKey] call BIS_fnc_areEqual): {
 			format["Server_UpdateObject error: CLIENT AUTH KEY INCORRECT OR UNRECOGNIZED. PV ARRAY: %1",_this]
 		};
 		case (alive _object && {!(_class isKindOf "TentStorage_base" or _class isKindOf "IC_Tent")}): {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ _object_killed = {
 		};
 		default {""};
 	};
-	
+
 	if (_exitReason != "") exitWith {diag_log _exitReason};	
 	_object setDamage 1;
 	
diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
index 30784bbec..39f7356e0 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ dayz_serverKey = [];
 for "_i" from 0 to 12 do {
 	dayz_serverKey set [_i, ceil(random 128)];
 };
-dayz_serverKey = toString dayz_serverKey;
 server_playerLogin = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_server\compile\server_playerLogin.sqf";
 server_playerSetup = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_server\compile\server_playerSetup.sqf";
 server_onPlayerDisconnect = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_server\compile\server_onPlayerDisconnect.sqf";