--- a/devstatus.c
+++ b/devstatus.c
@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@
 cString cPluginDevstatus::SVDRPCommand(const char *Command, const char *Option, int &ReplyCode) {
   // Process SVDRP commands this plugin implements
   if(strcasecmp(Command, "DEVSTAT") == 0) {
-    char* output = NULL;
-    asprintf(&output, "%s:\n", tr("List of DVB devices"));
+    cString output;
+    output = cString::sprintf("%s:\n", tr("List of DVB devices"));
     for (int i = 0; i < cDevice::NumDevices(); i++) {
       cDevice *d = cDevice::GetDevice(i);
       char* devName = NULL;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
       if (d->HasDecoder() || d->IsPrimaryDevice())
         asprintf(&devInfo, " (%s%s%s)", d->HasDecoder() ? tr("device with decoder") : "", (d->HasDecoder() && d->IsPrimaryDevice()) ? ", " : "", d->IsPrimaryDevice() ? tr("primary device") : "");
       asprintf(&devName, "--- %s %d%s ---", tr("Device"), i+1, devInfo ? devInfo : "");
-      asprintf(&output, "%s  %s:\n", output , devName); // add device output and there info's
+      output = cString::sprintf("%s  %s:\n", *output , devName); // add device output and there info's
       free(devName);
       if (devInfo)
         free(devInfo);
@@ -582,30 +582,29 @@
           Name = strdup(r->name);
           char* itemText = NULL;
           asprintf(&itemText, "%s %s", DAYDATETIME(r->timer->StartTime()), Name);
-          asprintf(&output, "%s    %s\n", output , itemText);
+          output = cString::sprintf("%s    %s\n", *output , itemText);
           free(itemText);
         }
         Count++;
       }
     }
     if (Count == 0)
-      asprintf(&output, "%s    %s\n", output, tr("currently no recordings"));
+      output = cString::sprintf("%s    %s\n", *output, tr("currently no recordings"));
     if (i < cDevice::NumDevices())
-      asprintf(&output, "%s\n", output);
+      output = cString::sprintf("%s\n", *output);
     }
     // we use the default reply code here
-    // return cString::sprintf("%s", output);
     return output;
   }
 
   if(strcasecmp(Command, "RECNUMBER") == 0) {
-    char* output = NULL;
-    asprintf(&output, "%s:\n", tr("Number of concurrent recordings"));
+    cString output;
+    output = cString::sprintf("%s:\n", tr("Number of concurrent recordings"));
     for (int i = 0; i < cDevice::NumDevices(); i++) {
       cDevice *d = cDevice::GetDevice(i);
       char* devName = NULL;
       asprintf(&devName, "%s %d", tr("Device"), i+1);
-      asprintf(&output, "%s %s:", output , devName); // add device output and there info's
+      output = cString::sprintf("%s %s:", *output , devName); // add device output and there info's
       free(devName);
     int Count = 0;
     for (cRecObj *r = CurrentRecordings.First(); r; r = CurrentRecordings.Next(r)){ // add recordings to the output
@@ -613,12 +612,11 @@
         Count++;
       }
     }
-    asprintf(&output, "%s %i\n", output, Count);
+    output = cString::sprintf("%s %i\n", *output, Count);
     if (i < cDevice::NumDevices())
-      asprintf(&output, "%s\n", output);
+      output = cString::sprintf("%s\n", *output);
     }
     // we use the default reply code here
-    // return cString::sprintf("%s", output);
     return output;
   }