diff --git a/src/comm/MAVLinkXMLParser.cc b/src/comm/MAVLinkXMLParser.cc
index 1a44b405d9c2ac5341b68b7e752814c66bcbdd6f..312737a8da1bca36873eb46a10d1d5e5717d3ab5 100644
--- a/src/comm/MAVLinkXMLParser.cc
+++ b/src/comm/MAVLinkXMLParser.cc
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ bool MAVLinkXMLParser::generate()
                                                     packLines += QString("\ti += put_%1_by_index(%2, %3, i, msg->payload); //%4\n").arg(arrayType, fieldName, QString::number(arrayLength), e2.text());
                                                     // Add decode function for this type
                                                     decodeLines += QString("\tmavlink_msg_%1_get_%2(msg, %1->%2);\n").arg(messageName, fieldName);
-                                                    arrayDefines += QString("#define MAVLINK_MSG_%1_FIELD_%2_LEN %3").arg(messageName.toUpper(), fieldName.toUpper(), QString::number(arrayLength));
+                                                    arrayDefines += QString("#define MAVLINK_MSG_%1_FIELD_%2_LEN %3\n").arg(messageName.toUpper(), fieldName.toUpper(), QString::number(arrayLength));
                                                 }
                                                 else if (fieldType.startsWith("string"))
                                                 {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ bool MAVLinkXMLParser::generate()
                                                     packLines += QString("\ti += put_%1_by_index(%2, %3, i, msg->payload); //%4\n").arg(arrayType, fieldName, QString::number(arrayLength), e2.text());
                                                     // Add decode function for this type
                                                     decodeLines += QString("\tmavlink_msg_%1_get_%2(msg, %1->%2);\n").arg(messageName, fieldName);
-                                                    arrayDefines += QString("#define MAVLINK_MSG_%1_FIELD_%2_LEN %3").arg(messageName.toUpper(), fieldName.toUpper(), QString::number(arrayLength));
+                                                    arrayDefines += QString("#define MAVLINK_MSG_%1_FIELD_%2_LEN %3\n").arg(messageName.toUpper(), fieldName.toUpper(), QString::number(arrayLength));
                                                 }
                                                 else
                                                     // Handle simple types like integers and floats
diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.cc b/src/uas/UAS.cc
index 1a5b2a6f4b9b4cae22cb6645ab967bc699b98e54..fec0ffbe59e6319f9788e702b956d18ee6db4680 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.cc
@@ -940,21 +940,20 @@ void UAS::enableExtra3Transmission(bool enabled)
 }
 
 void UAS::setParameter(int component, QString id, float value)
-{
+{    
     mavlink_message_t msg;
     mavlink_param_set_t p;
     p.param_value = value;
     p.target_system = (uint8_t)uasId;
     p.target_component = (uint8_t)component;
 
-    // Copy string into buffer, ensuring not to exceed the buffer size
-    char* s = (char*)id.toStdString().c_str();
+    // Copy string into buffer, ensuring not to exceed the buffer size    
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof(p.param_id); i++)
     {
         // String characters
         if ((int)i < id.length() && i < (sizeof(p.param_id) - 1))
         {
-            p.param_id[i] = s[i];
+            p.param_id[i] = id.toAscii()[i];
         }
         // Null termination at end of string or end of buffer
         else if ((int)i == id.length() || i == (sizeof(p.param_id) - 1))
@@ -966,7 +965,7 @@ void UAS::setParameter(int component, QString id, float value)
         {
             p.param_id[i] = 0;
         }
-    }
+    }    
     mavlink_msg_param_set_encode(mavlink->getSystemId(), mavlink->getComponentId(), &msg, &p);
     sendMessage(msg);
 }