diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.cpp
index bb201b00..fb7133dc 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "Entity.h"
 #include "eUgcModerationStatus.h"
 
-
 ItemComponent::ItemComponent(Entity* parent) : Component(parent) {
 	m_ParentEntity = parent;
 
@@ -19,13 +18,13 @@ ItemComponent::ItemComponent(Entity* parent) : Component(parent) {
 void ItemComponent::Serialize(RakNet::BitStream* outBitStream, bool bIsInitialUpdate, unsigned int& flags) {
 
 	outBitStream->Write(m_DirtyItemInfo || bIsInitialUpdate);
-	if (m_DirtyItemInfo || bIsInitialUpdate){
+	if (m_DirtyItemInfo || bIsInitialUpdate) {
 		outBitStream->Write(m_UgId);
 		outBitStream->Write(m_UgModerationStatus);
-		outBitStream->Write(m_UgDescription != u"");
-		if (m_UgDescription != u""){
+		outBitStream->Write(!m_UgDescription.empty());
+		if (!m_UgDescription.empty()){
 			outBitStream->Write<uint32_t>(m_UgDescription.length());
-			for (uint16_t character : m_UgDescription) outBitStream->Write(character);
+			outBitStream->Write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(m_UgDescription.c_str()), m_UgDescription.length() * sizeof(uint16_t));
 		}
 		m_DirtyItemInfo = false;
 	}
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.h
index ccfa63a8..c991d5b5 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/ItemComponent.h
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef __ITEMCOMPONENT__H__
+#define __ITEMCOMPONENT__H__
 #pragma once
+
 #include "dCommonVars.h"
 #include "RakNetTypes.h"
 #include "NiPoint3.h"
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ private:
 	LWOOBJID m_UgId;
 
 	/**
-	 *
+	 * Whether or not the description of this item is approved.
 	 */
 	eUgcModerationStatus m_UgModerationStatus;
 
@@ -48,3 +51,5 @@ private:
 	 */
 	std::u16string m_UgDescription;
 };
+
+#endif  //!__ITEMCOMPONENT__H__