diff --git a/src/kvirc/kernel/KviIrcConnection.cpp b/src/kvirc/kernel/KviIrcConnection.cpp
index 94edc1b15..988c24dae 100644
--- a/src/kvirc/kernel/KviIrcConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/kvirc/kernel/KviIrcConnection.cpp
@@ -832,14 +832,12 @@ bool KviIrcConnection::sendData(const char * pcBuffer, int iBuflen)
 			m_pConsole->outputNoFmt(KVI_OUT_SOCKETWARNING, __tr2qs("[LINK WARNING]: Socket message truncated to 512 bytes."));
 	}
 
-	KviDataBuffer * pData = new KviDataBuffer(iBuflen + 3);
+	KviDataBuffer * pData = new KviDataBuffer(iBuflen + 2);
 	KviMemory::move(pData->data(), pcBuffer, iBuflen);
 	*(pData->data() + iBuflen) = '\r';
 	*(pData->data() + iBuflen + 1) = '\n';
-	*(pData->data() + iBuflen + 2) = '\0';
 
-	QString szMsg = (const char *)(pData->data());
-	szMsg.truncate(iBuflen);
+	QString szMsg = QString::fromUtf8((const char *)(pData->data()), iBuflen);
 
 	// notify the monitors
 	for(auto & m : context()->monitorList())