diff --git a/blf_lib/src/blf/chunks/halo3/v12070_08_09_05_2031_halo3_ship/s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table.rs b/blf_lib/src/blf/chunks/halo3/v12070_08_09_05_2031_halo3_ship/s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table.rs
index 5008a4b..73ed11e 100644
--- a/blf_lib/src/blf/chunks/halo3/v12070_08_09_05_2031_halo3_ship/s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table.rs
+++ b/blf_lib/src/blf/chunks/halo3/v12070_08_09_05_2031_halo3_ship/s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl SerializableBlfChunk for s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table {
             let category = &self.hopper_categories[i];
             bitstream.write_integer(category.category_identifier as u32, 16);
             bitstream.write_integer(category.category_image_index as u32, 6);
-            bitstream.write_string_utf8(&category.category_name.get_string(), 32);
+            bitstream.write_string_utf8(&category.category_name.get_string(), 16);
         }
 
         // Encode hopper_configuration_count
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl SerializableBlfChunk for s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table {
         // Encode each hopper configuration
         for i in 0..self.hopper_configuration_count as usize {
             let configuration = &self.hopper_configurations[i];
-            bitstream.write_string_utf8(&configuration.hopper_name.get_string(), 32);
+            bitstream.write_string_utf8(&configuration.hopper_name.get_string(), 16);
             bitstream.write_raw_data(&configuration.game_set_hash.data, 0xA0);
             bitstream.write_integer(configuration.hopper_identifier as u32, 16);
             bitstream.write_integer(configuration.hopper_category as u32, 16);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ impl SerializableBlfChunk for s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table {
             let category = &mut self.hopper_categories[i];
             category.category_identifier = bitstream.read_u16(16);
             category.category_image_index = bitstream.read_u8(6);
-            category.category_name.set_string(&bitstream.read_string_utf8(32)).unwrap();
+            category.category_name.set_string(&bitstream.read_string_utf8(16)).unwrap();
         }
 
         self.hopper_configuration_count = bitstream.read_u8(6);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ impl SerializableBlfChunk for s_blf_chunk_hopper_configuration_table {
 
         for i in 0..self.hopper_configuration_count as usize {
             let configuration = &mut self.hopper_configurations[i];
-            configuration.hopper_name.set_string(&bitstream.read_string_utf8(32)).unwrap();
+            configuration.hopper_name.set_string(&bitstream.read_string_utf8(16)).unwrap();
             configuration.game_set_hash = s_network_http_request_hash::try_from(bitstream.read_raw_data(0xA0)).unwrap();
             configuration.hopper_identifier = bitstream.read_u16(16);
             configuration.hopper_category = bitstream.read_u16(16);
diff --git a/blf_lib/src/types/c_string.rs b/blf_lib/src/types/c_string.rs
index eb53c5d..d6df090 100644
--- a/blf_lib/src/types/c_string.rs
+++ b/blf_lib/src/types/c_string.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::ffi::{c_char, CStr};
+use std::ffi::c_char;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use blf_lib::types::array::StaticArray;
 use serde::{Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ impl<const N: usize> StaticString<N> {
     }
 
     pub fn set_string(&mut self, value: &String) -> Result<(), String> {
-        let bytes = value.as_bytes();
+        let mut bytes = value.as_bytes();
+        // if a null termination was provided at the end, chop it off
+        if bytes.len() > 0 && bytes[bytes.len() - 1] == 0 {
+            bytes = &bytes[0..bytes.len() - 1];
+        }
         if bytes.len() > N {
             return Err(format!("String \"{value}\" too long ({} > {}) bytes", N, bytes.len()));
         }
@@ -151,7 +155,8 @@ impl<const N: usize> StaticString<N> {
     }
 
     pub fn get_string(&self) -> String {
-        CStr::from_bytes_until_nul(self.buf.as_slice()).unwrap().to_str().unwrap().to_string()
+        let null_index = self.buf.iter().position(|c|c == &0u8).unwrap_or(N);
+        String::from_utf8(self.buf.as_slice()[0..null_index].to_vec()).unwrap()
     }
 }