diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index dba3bf89d..ab641ddc6 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -2285,7 +2285,11 @@ void CServer::FillAntibot(CAntibotRoundData *pData)
 	for(int i = 0; i < MAX_CLIENTS; i++)
 	{
 		CAntibotPlayerData *pPlayer = &pData->m_aPlayers[i];
-		str_copy(pPlayer->m_aAddress, m_NetServer.ClientAddrString(i));
+		// No need for expensive str_copy since we don't truncate and the string is
+		// ASCII anyway
+		static_assert(std::size((CAntibotPlayerData{}).m_aAddress) >= NETADDR_MAXSTRSIZE);
+		static_assert(sizeof(*(CNetServer{}).ClientAddrString(i)) == NETADDR_MAXSTRSIZE);
+		mem_copy(pPlayer->m_aAddress, m_NetServer.ClientAddrString(i), NETADDR_MAXSTRSIZE);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/network.h b/src/engine/shared/network.h
index 4e27d16e7..2e2ec65c6 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/network.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/network.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public:
 	void SignalResend();
 	int State() const { return m_State; }
 	const NETADDR *PeerAddress() const { return &m_PeerAddr; }
-	const char *PeerAddressString() const { return m_aPeerAddrStr; }
+	const char (*PeerAddressString() const)[NETADDR_MAXSTRSIZE] { return &m_aPeerAddrStr; }
 	void ConnectAddresses(const NETADDR **ppAddrs, int *pNumAddrs) const
 	{
 		*ppAddrs = m_aConnectAddrs;
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public:
 
 	// status requests
 	const NETADDR *ClientAddr(int ClientId) const { return m_aSlots[ClientId].m_Connection.PeerAddress(); }
-	const char *ClientAddrString(int ClientID) const { return m_aSlots[ClientID].m_Connection.PeerAddressString(); }
+	const char (*ClientAddrString(int ClientID) const)[NETADDR_MAXSTRSIZE] { return m_aSlots[ClientID].m_Connection.PeerAddressString(); }
 	bool HasSecurityToken(int ClientId) const { return m_aSlots[ClientId].m_Connection.SecurityToken() != NET_SECURITY_TOKEN_UNSUPPORTED; }
 	NETADDR Address() const { return m_Address; }
 	NETSOCKET Socket() const { return m_Socket; }