diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp
index b011f350c..0869fe623 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ void DeckMenu::RenderDeckManaColors()
     float manaIconY = 55;
     if (mSelectedDeck &&displayDeckMana)
     {
-        string deckManaColors = mSelectedDeck->getColorIndex();
-        if ( deckManaColors.compare("") != 0  && ( deckManaColors.length() == 6 ))
+        string deckManaColors = mSelectedDeck->getColorIndex().c_str();
+        if (deckManaColors.size() == 6)
         {   
             // due to space constraints don't display icons for colorless mana.
             for( int colorIdx = Constants::MTG_COLOR_GREEN; colorIdx < Constants::MTG_COLOR_LAND; ++colorIdx )
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/DeckStats.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/DeckStats.cpp
index 71fd9b24f..3789d4288 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/DeckStats.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/DeckStats.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ string StatsWrapper::getManaColorIndex()
             oss << "1";
         else
             oss <<"0";
-    return oss.str();
+    string index = oss.str();
+    return index;
 
 }