diff --git a/reapi/src/natives/natives_helper.h b/reapi/src/natives/natives_helper.h
index 67aeb3f2..02b36c0e 100644
--- a/reapi/src/natives/natives_helper.h
+++ b/reapi/src/natives/natives_helper.h
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ const char* getAmxString(AMX* amx, cell addr, char (&dest)[N], size_t* len = nul
 	return getAmxString(getAmxAddr(amx, addr), dest, N - 1, len);
 }
 
+template<size_t N>
+string_t getAmxStringAlloc(AMX* amx, cell addr, char (&dest)[N], size_t* len = nullptr)
+{
+	const char* pszDest = getAmxString(getAmxAddr(amx, addr), dest, N - 1, len);
+	return (pszDest && pszDest[0] != '\0') ? ALLOC_STRING(pszDest) : iStringNull;
+}
+
 inline void fillNatives(AMX_NATIVE_INFO* table, cell (AMX_NATIVE_CALL with)(AMX *, cell *))
 {
 	for (size_t i = 0; table[i].name; i++)
diff --git a/reapi/src/natives/natives_misc.cpp b/reapi/src/natives/natives_misc.cpp
index 196fade2..5b67f13f 100644
--- a/reapi/src/natives/natives_misc.cpp
+++ b/reapi/src/natives/natives_misc.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL rg_create_entity(AMX *amx, cell *params)
 	enum args_e { arg_count, arg_classname, arg_hashtable };
 
 	char classname[256];
-	string_t iClass = g_engfuncs.pfnAllocString(getAmxString(amx, params[arg_classname], classname));
+	string_t iClass = getAmxStringAlloc(amx, params[arg_classname], classname);
 
 	edict_t	*pEntity;
 	if (params[arg_hashtable] != 0)
@@ -1993,9 +1993,9 @@ cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL rg_set_iteminfo(AMX *amx, cell *params)
 	case ItemInfo_iId:       pItem->m_ItemInfo.iId       = *ptr; break;
 	case ItemInfo_iFlags:    pItem->m_ItemInfo.iFlags    = *ptr; break;
 	case ItemInfo_iWeight:   pItem->m_ItemInfo.iWeight   = *ptr; break;
-	case ItemInfo_pszAmmo1:  pItem->m_ItemInfo.pszAmmo1  = getAmxString(amx, params[arg_value], itembuf); break;
-	case ItemInfo_pszAmmo2:  pItem->m_ItemInfo.pszAmmo2  = getAmxString(amx, params[arg_value], itembuf); break;
-	case ItemInfo_pszName:   pItem->m_ItemInfo.pszName   = getAmxString(amx, params[arg_value], itembuf); break;
+	case ItemInfo_pszAmmo1:  pItem->m_ItemInfo.pszAmmo1  = STRING(getAmxStringAlloc(amx, params[arg_value], itembuf)); break;
+	case ItemInfo_pszAmmo2:  pItem->m_ItemInfo.pszAmmo2  = STRING(getAmxStringAlloc(amx, params[arg_value], itembuf)); break;
+	case ItemInfo_pszName:   pItem->m_ItemInfo.pszName   = STRING(getAmxStringAlloc(amx, params[arg_value], itembuf)); break;
 
 	default:
 		AMXX_LogError(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE, "Unknown ItemInfo type %d", type);