diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
index 8403955f0..6677def03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
                     SIMCONNECT_RECV_OPEN *event = (SIMCONNECT_RECV_OPEN *)pData;
                     simListener->m_simulatorVersion = QString("%1.%2.%3.%4").arg(event->dwApplicationVersionMajor).arg(event->dwApplicationVersionMinor).arg(event->dwApplicationBuildMajor).arg(event->dwApplicationBuildMinor);
                     simListener->m_simConnectVersion = QString("%1.%2.%3.%4").arg(event->dwSimConnectVersionMajor).arg(event->dwSimConnectVersionMinor).arg(event->dwSimConnectBuildMajor).arg(event->dwSimConnectBuildMinor);
-                    simListener->m_simulatorName = QString(event->szApplicationName);
+                    simListener->m_simulatorName = CSimulatorFsxCommon::fsxCharToQString(event->szApplicationName);
                     simListener->m_simulatorDetails = QString("Name: '%1' Version: %2 SimConnect: %3").arg(simListener->m_simulatorName, simListener->m_simulatorVersion, simListener->m_simConnectVersion);
                     CLogMessage(static_cast<CSimulatorFsxCommonListener *>(nullptr)).info("Connect to %1: '%2'") << simListener->getPluginInfo().getIdentifier() << simListener->backendInfo();
                     break;
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
index 06297f81b..462948f74 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! \private
             static DWORD unitTestRequestId(CSimConnectObject::SimObjectType type);
 
+            //! Encapsulates creating QString from FSX string data
+            static QString fsxCharToQString(const char *fsxChar, int size = -1);
+
         protected:
             //! SimConnect callback
             //! \note all tasks called in this function (i.e, all called functions) must perform fast or shall be called asynchronously
@@ -417,9 +420,6 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! Insert an new SimConnect object
             CSimConnectObject insertNewSimConnectObject(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatedAircraft &aircraft, DWORD requestId);
 
-            //! Encapsulates creating QString from FSX string data
-            static QString fsxCharToQString(const char *fsxChar, int size = -1);
-
             static constexpr int GuessRemoteAircraftPartsCycle = 20; //!< guess every n-th cycle
             static constexpr int SkipUpdateCyclesForCockpit    = 10; //!< skip x cycles before updating cockpit again
             static constexpr int IgnoreReceiveExceptions       = 10; //!< skip exceptions when displayed more than x times