diff --git a/src/nostalgia/studio/lib/project.hpp b/src/nostalgia/studio/lib/project.hpp
index c4766931..4bc7f7c0 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/studio/lib/project.hpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/studio/lib/project.hpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ox::Error Project::writeObj(const ox::String &path, T *obj) const noexcept {
 	typeOut.back().value = '\n';
 	// write to FS
 	ox::String descPath = "/.nostalgia/type_descriptors/";
-	const auto typePath = descPath + type->typeName.c_str();
+	const auto typePath = descPath + type->typeName;
 	oxReturnError(mkdir(descPath));
 	oxReturnError(writeBuff(typePath, typeOut));
 	fileUpdated.emit(path);