diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index 2c93748f6..589fb94db 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -1716,16 +1716,8 @@ void CServer::ProcessClientPacket(CNetChunk *pPacket)
 		{
 			if(g_Config.m_Debug)
 			{
-				char aHex[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
 				char aBuf[512];
-
-				for(int b = 0; b < pPacket->m_DataSize && b < 32; b++)
-				{
-					aBuf[b * 3] = aHex[((const unsigned char *)pPacket->m_pData)[b] >> 4];
-					aBuf[b * 3 + 1] = aHex[((const unsigned char *)pPacket->m_pData)[b] & 0xf];
-					aBuf[b * 3 + 2] = ' ';
-					aBuf[b * 3 + 3] = 0;
-				}
+				str_hex(aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), pPacket->m_pData, minimum(pPacket->m_DataSize, 32));
 
 				char aBufMsg[256];
 				str_format(aBufMsg, sizeof(aBufMsg), "strange message ClientID=%d msg=%d data_size=%d", ClientID, Msg, pPacket->m_DataSize);