diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index 6ca33ae65c..4a875de844 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "InterfaceLogging.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
-#include <BuildInfo.h>
 
 #ifdef HAS_BUGSPLAT
+#include <BuildInfo.h>
 #include <BugSplat.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 
 #if HAS_BUGSPLAT
    // BugSplat initialization
-    std::unique_ptr<wchar_t> version { new wchar_t(BuildInfo::VERSION.length() + 1) };
-    BuildInfo::VERSION.toWCharArray(version.get());
-    version.get()[BuildInfo::VERSION.length()] = NULL;
-    std::unique_ptr<MiniDmpSender> mpSender { new MiniDmpSender(L"interface_alpha", L"Interface", version.get()) };
-
+    MiniDmpSender mpSender { "interface_alpha", "Interface", BuildInfo::VERSION.toLatin1().constData() };
 #endif
     
     QString applicationName = "High Fidelity Interface - " + qgetenv("USERNAME");