diff --git a/game/overlord/common/sbank.cpp b/game/overlord/common/sbank.cpp
index 14347058d15..6c791b3ed38 100644
--- a/game/overlord/common/sbank.cpp
+++ b/game/overlord/common/sbank.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ void InitBanks() {
     }
 
     bank->unk4 = 0;
-
-    bank->name.resize(16);
     strcpy(bank->name.data(), "<unused>");
   }
 
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ s32 LookupSoundIndex(const char* name, SoundBank** bank_out) {
     }
 
     for (int i = 0; i < (int)bank->sound_count; i++) {
-      if (bank->sound[i].name == name) {
+      if (memcmp(bank->sound[i].name.data(), name, 16) == 0) {
         *bank_out = bank;
         return i;
       }
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ SoundBank* LookupBank(const char* name) {
     }
     auto bank = gBanks[idx];
 
-    if (bank->name == name && bank->in_use) {
+    if ((memcmp(bank->name.data(), name, 16) == 0) && bank->in_use) {
       return bank;
     }
     idx--;
diff --git a/game/overlord/common/sbank.h b/game/overlord/common/sbank.h
index ad6cfefe4a2..38f50acfcdb 100644
--- a/game/overlord/common/sbank.h
+++ b/game/overlord/common/sbank.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 
 struct SoundRecord {
-  std::string name{"<unused>"};
+  std::array<char, 16> name;
   u32 fallof_params;
 };
 
 struct SoundBank {
-  std::string name{"<unused>"};
+  std::array<char, 16> name;
   u32 bank_handle;
   u32 sound_count;
 
diff --git a/game/overlord/common/soundcommon.cpp b/game/overlord/common/soundcommon.cpp
index 6db43817946..c083171b9af 100644
--- a/game/overlord/common/soundcommon.cpp
+++ b/game/overlord/common/soundcommon.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ void PrintBankInfo(SoundBank* bank) {
   // we dont need this and it spams the console too much
   return;
 
-  printf("Bank %s\n\n", bank->name.c_str());
+  printf("Bank %s\n\n", bank->name.data());
   for (u32 i = 0; i < bank->sound_count; i++) {
     // Some characters use the full 16 characters (bonelurker-grunt) and dont have a null terminator
-    std::string name = std::string(bank->sound[i].name, 16);
+    std::string name = std::string(bank->sound[i].name.data(), 16);
     printf("%d : %16s : min %d max %d curve %d\n", i, name.c_str(),
            bank->sound[i].fallof_params & 0x3fff, (bank->sound[i].fallof_params >> 14) & 0x3fff,
            bank->sound[i].fallof_params >> 28);
diff --git a/game/overlord/common/ssound.cpp b/game/overlord/common/ssound.cpp
index 783cf1b9c4c..33a2b8c0fbd 100644
--- a/game/overlord/common/ssound.cpp
+++ b/game/overlord/common/ssound.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void PrintActiveSounds() {
   for (auto& s : gSounds) {
     if (s.id != 0 && s.is_music == 0) {
       if (s.bank_entry != nullptr) {
-        u32 len = s.bank_entry->name.length();
+        u32 len = strlen(s.bank_entry->name.data());
         if (len > 16) {
           len = 16;
         }
diff --git a/game/overlord/jak1/fake_iso.cpp b/game/overlord/jak1/fake_iso.cpp
index 0ee558adb4e..ec837fa81a7 100644
--- a/game/overlord/jak1/fake_iso.cpp
+++ b/game/overlord/jak1/fake_iso.cpp
@@ -219,15 +219,13 @@ uint32_t FS_LoadMusic(char* name, s32* bank_handle) {
 // original overlord uses good old fread into a struct instance
 // lets use BinaryReader instead
 static void parseSoundBank(BinaryReader data, SoundBank& bank) {
-  auto name = data.read<std::array<char, 16>>();
-  bank.name = name.data();
+  bank.name = data.read<std::array<char, 16>>();
   bank.bank_handle = data.read<u32>();
   bank.sound_count = data.read<u32>();
   bank.sound.resize(bank.sound_count);
 
   for (auto& snd : bank.sound) {
-    name = data.read<std::array<char, 16>>();
-    snd.name = name.data();
+    snd.name = data.read<std::array<char, 16>>();
     snd.fallof_params = data.read<u32>();
   }
 }
diff --git a/game/overlord/jak1/srpc.cpp b/game/overlord/jak1/srpc.cpp
index b54c5db9ac6..fc9c7834131 100644
--- a/game/overlord/jak1/srpc.cpp
+++ b/game/overlord/jak1/srpc.cpp
@@ -508,4 +508,4 @@ s32 VBlank_Handler(void*) {
 
   return 1;
 }
-}  // namespace jak1
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace jak1