diff --git a/src/PluginManager.cpp b/src/PluginManager.cpp
index 5984c4fe9..f9f860d5a 100644
--- a/src/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/src/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -2826,9 +2826,7 @@ wxString PluginManager::ConvertID(const PluginID & ID)
    if (ID.StartsWith(wxT("base64:")))
    {
       wxString id = ID.Mid(7);
-      //JKC: Quick fix.  I am guessing this buffer is too small.
-      //char *buf = new char[id.Length() / 4 * 3];
-      char *buf = new char[id.Length() +8 ];
+      char *buf = new char[id.Length() / 4 * 3];
       id =  wxString::FromUTF8(buf, b64decode(id, buf));
       delete [] buf;
       return id;