diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
index 1266f56c8..9683ea029 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ server_hiveReadWrite = {
 	//diag_log ("ATTEMPT READ/WRITE: " + _key);
 	_data = "HiveExt" callExtension _key;
 	//diag_log ("READ/WRITE: " +str(_data));
-	_resultArray = call compile format ["%1",_data];
+	_resultArray = call compile str formatText["%1", _data];
 	_resultArray
 };