diff --git a/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiGAIITrinityController/LianLiGAIITrinityController.cpp b/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiGAIITrinityController/LianLiGAIITrinityController.cpp
index 470a7b02..9f02c7fd 100644
--- a/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiGAIITrinityController/LianLiGAIITrinityController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiGAIITrinityController/LianLiGAIITrinityController.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
 #include "LianLiGAIITrinityController.h"
+#include "StringUtils.h"
 
 LianLiGAIITrinityController::LianLiGAIITrinityController(hid_device* dev_handle)
 {
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@ LianLiGAIITrinityController::GAII_Info LianLiGAIITrinityController::GetControlle
     wchar_t       tmp[sz];
 
     hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, tmp, sz);
-    std::wstring serialWStr = std::wstring(tmp);
-    controllerInfo.serial = std::string(serialWStr.begin(), serialWStr.end());
+    controllerInfo.serial = StringUtils::wstring_to_string(tmp);
 
     // get firmware version
     unsigned char data[64] = "";
diff --git a/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiUniHubALController/LianLiUniHubALController.cpp b/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiUniHubALController/LianLiUniHubALController.cpp
index 5b365c8f..c3f176ce 100644
--- a/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiUniHubALController/LianLiUniHubALController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/LianLiController/LianLiUniHubALController/LianLiUniHubALController.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include "LianLiUniHubALController.h"
+#include "StringUtils.h"
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
@@ -43,8 +44,7 @@ std::string LianLiUniHubALController::GetFirmwareVersionString()
         return ("");
     }
 
-    std::wstring return_wstring = product_string;
-    std::string return_string(return_wstring.begin(),return_wstring.end());
+    std::string return_string = StringUtils::wstring_to_string(product_string);
 
     return(return_string.substr(return_string.find_last_of("-")+1,4).c_str());
 }
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ std::string LianLiUniHubALController::GetSerialString()
         return ("");
     }
 
-    std::wstring return_wstring = serial_string;
-    std::string return_string(return_wstring.begin(), return_wstring.end());
+    std::string return_string = StringUtils::wstring_to_string(serial_string);
 
     return(return_string);