diff --git a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_global_popup.c b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_global_popup.c
index 76960b6c..fb305784 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_global_popup.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_global_popup.c
@@ -7,16 +7,12 @@ void network_send_global_popup(const char* message, int lines) {
     // get message length
     u16 messageLength = strlen(message);
 
-    // make message mutable
-    char mutableMessage[messageLength];
-    strcpy(mutableMessage, message);
-
     // configure packet
     struct Packet p = { 0 };
     packet_init(&p, PACKET_GLOBAL_POPUP, true, PLMT_NONE);
     packet_write(&p, &lines, sizeof(int));
     packet_write(&p, &messageLength, sizeof(u16));
-    packet_write(&p, mutableMessage, messageLength * sizeof(u8));
+    packet_write(&p, (char*)message, messageLength * sizeof(u8));
     
     // send the packet
     network_send(&p);
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ void network_receive_global_popup(struct Packet* p) {
     packet_read(p, &lines, sizeof(int));
     packet_read(p, &messageLength, sizeof(u16));
     if (messageLength >= 255) { messageLength = 255; }
-    packet_read(p, &message, messageLength * sizeof(u8));
+    packet_read(p, message, messageLength * sizeof(u8));
     // show popup
-    djui_popup_create(&message, lines);
+    djui_popup_create(message, lines);
 }
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