diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp
index 057942dcf88..528811250bc 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp
@@ -926,7 +926,9 @@ void Player::initFromDict(const Dict* d)
 					// Now do the TheKey_teamGenericScriptHookN (where N can be from 0 to 15.)
 					for (j = 0; j < MAX_GENERIC_SCRIPTS; ++j) {
 						AsciiString keyName;
-						keyName.format("%s%d", TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook).str(), j);
+						// Store the result of keyToName in a local variable to avoid dangling pointer
+						AsciiString hookName = TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook);
+						keyName.format("%s%d", hookName.str(), j);
 						tmpStr = teamDict.getAsciiString(NAMEKEY(keyName), &exists);
 						if (exists && !tmpStr.isEmpty())
 						{
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp
index 358c93c0b20..fbddbccafe5 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp
@@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ TeamTemplateInfo::TeamTemplateInfo(Dict *d) :
 	// Which scripts to attempt during run?
 	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_GENERIC_SCRIPTS; ++i) {
 		AsciiString keyName;
-		keyName.format("%s%d", TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook).str(), i);
+		// Store the result of keyToName in a local variable to avoid dangling pointer
+		AsciiString hookName = TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook);
+		keyName.format("%s%d", hookName.str(), i);
 		m_teamGenericScripts[i] = d->getAsciiString(NAMEKEY(keyName), &exists);
 		if (!exists) {
 			m_teamGenericScripts[i].clear();
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp
index 39de69f101c..14038b17021 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Player.cpp
@@ -979,7 +979,9 @@ void Player::initFromDict(const Dict* d)
 					// Now do the TheKey_teamGenericScriptHookN (where N can be from 0 to 15.)
 					for (j = 0; j < MAX_GENERIC_SCRIPTS; ++j) {
 						AsciiString keyName;
-						keyName.format("%s%d", TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook).str(), j);
+						// Store the result of keyToName in a local variable to avoid dangling pointer
+						AsciiString hookName = TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook);
+						keyName.format("%s%d", hookName.str(), j);
 						tmpStr = teamDict.getAsciiString(NAMEKEY(keyName), &exists);
 						if (exists && !tmpStr.isEmpty())
 						{
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp
index 50b7b993649..55396eef503 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/Team.cpp
@@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ TeamTemplateInfo::TeamTemplateInfo(Dict *d) :
 	// Which scripts to attempt during run?
 	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_GENERIC_SCRIPTS; ++i) {
 		AsciiString keyName;
-		keyName.format("%s%d", TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook).str(), i);
+		// Store the result of keyToName in a local variable to avoid dangling pointer
+		AsciiString hookName = TheNameKeyGenerator->keyToName(TheKey_teamGenericScriptHook);
+		keyName.format("%s%d", hookName.str(), i);
 		m_teamGenericScripts[i] = d->getAsciiString(NAMEKEY(keyName), &exists);
 		if (!exists) {
 			m_teamGenericScripts[i].clear();