diff --git a/src/resources/objects/creature/CreatureMessageBuilder.java b/src/resources/objects/creature/CreatureMessageBuilder.java
index fd27ace9..23b6ed4f 100644
--- a/src/resources/objects/creature/CreatureMessageBuilder.java
+++ b/src/resources/objects/creature/CreatureMessageBuilder.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class CreatureMessageBuilder extends ObjectMessageBuilder {
 		buffer.putInt(creature.getSkillMods().getUpdateCounter());
 		for (SkillMod skillMod : creature.getSkillMods().values()) {
 			buffer.put((byte) 0);
-			buffer.put(skillMod.getName());
+			buffer.put(getAsciiString(skillMod.getName()));
 			buffer.put(skillMod.getBytes());
 		}