diff --git a/server/TracyEvent.hpp b/server/TracyEvent.hpp
index 1a9f204a..dbf3d7b8 100644
--- a/server/TracyEvent.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyEvent.hpp
@@ -17,27 +17,16 @@ struct StringRef
 {
     enum Type { Ptr, Idx };
 
-    StringRef() : strptr( 0 ), __data( 0 ) {}
-    StringRef( Type t, uint64_t data ) : __data( 0 )
+    StringRef() : str( 0 ), __data( 0 ) {}
+    StringRef( Type t, uint64_t data )
+        : str( data )
+        , __data( 0 )
     {
         isidx = t == Idx;
         active = 1;
-
-        if( isidx )
-        {
-            stridx = data;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            strptr = data;
-        }
     }
 
-    union
-    {
-        uint64_t strptr;
-        uint64_t stridx;
-    };
+    uint64_t str;
 
     union
     {
@@ -53,7 +42,8 @@ struct StringRef
 struct StringIdx
 {
     StringIdx() : __data( 0 ) {}
-    StringIdx( uint32_t _idx ) : __data( 0 )
+    StringIdx( uint32_t _idx )
+        : __data( 0 )
     {
         idx = _idx;
         active = 1;
diff --git a/server/TracyWorker.cpp b/server/TracyWorker.cpp
index 5d0fa41e..e5451338 100644
--- a/server/TracyWorker.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyWorker.cpp
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ const char* Worker::GetString( const StringRef& ref ) const
     if( ref.isidx )
     {
         assert( ref.active );
-        return m_data.stringData[ref.stridx];
+        return m_data.stringData[ref.str];
     }
     else
     {
         if( ref.active )
         {
-            return GetString( ref.strptr );
+            return GetString( ref.str );
         }
         else
         {