diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index ed43295ce..55e5c761c 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ void Config::Load(json config)
 	if (config.contains(PARAM_AUTHREQUIRED) && config[PARAM_AUTHREQUIRED].is_boolean())
 		AuthRequired = config[PARAM_AUTHREQUIRED];
 	if (config.contains(PARAM_PASSWORD) && config[PARAM_PASSWORD].is_string())
-		ServerPassword = QString::fromStdString(config[PARAM_PASSWORD].get<std::string>());
+		ServerPassword = config[PARAM_PASSWORD];
 
 	// Set server password and save it to the config before processing overrides,
 	// so that there is always a true configured password regardless of if
 	// future loads use the override flag.
 	if (FirstLoad) {
 		FirstLoad = false;
-		if (ServerPassword.isEmpty()) {
+		if (ServerPassword.empty()) {
 			blog(LOG_INFO, "[Config::Load] (FirstLoad) Generating new server password.");
-			ServerPassword = QString::fromStdString(Utils::Crypto::GeneratePassword());
+			ServerPassword = Utils::Crypto::GeneratePassword();
 		} else {
 			blog(LOG_INFO, "[Config::Load] (FirstLoad) Not generating new password since one is already configured.");
 		}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void Config::Load(json config)
 		blog(LOG_INFO, "[Config::Load] --websocket_password passed. Overriding WebSocket password.");
 		PasswordOverridden = true;
 		AuthRequired = true;
-		ServerPassword = passwordArgument;
+		ServerPassword = passwordArgument.toStdString();
 	}
 
 	// Process `--websocket_debug` override
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void Config::Save()
 	config[PARAM_ALERTS] = AlertsEnabled.load();
 	if (!PasswordOverridden) {
 		config[PARAM_AUTHREQUIRED] = AuthRequired.load();
-		config[PARAM_PASSWORD] = ServerPassword.toStdString();
+		config[PARAM_PASSWORD] = ServerPassword;
 	}
 
 	if (!Utils::Json::SetJsonFileContent(configFilePath, config))
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index 706a31f68..f0b52bd7c 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct Config {
 	std::atomic<bool> DebugEnabled = false;
 	std::atomic<bool> AlertsEnabled = false;
 	std::atomic<bool> AuthRequired = true;
-	QString ServerPassword;
+	std::string ServerPassword;
 };
 
 json MigrateGlobalConfigData();
diff --git a/src/forms/ConnectInfo.cpp b/src/forms/ConnectInfo.cpp
index 02442f004..06507a6f9 100644
--- a/src/forms/ConnectInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/forms/ConnectInfo.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void ConnectInfo::RefreshData()
 	QString serverPassword;
 	if (conf->AuthRequired) {
 		ui->copyServerPasswordButton->setEnabled(true);
-		serverPassword = QUrl::toPercentEncoding(conf->ServerPassword);
+		serverPassword = QUrl::toPercentEncoding(QString::fromStdString(conf->ServerPassword));
 	} else {
 		ui->copyServerPasswordButton->setEnabled(false);
 		serverPassword = obs_module_text("OBSWebSocket.ConnectInfo.ServerPasswordPlaceholderText");
diff --git a/src/forms/SettingsDialog.cpp b/src/forms/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 7fd6d9735..5e8ff8f9d 100644
--- a/src/forms/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/forms/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::RefreshData()
 	ui->enableDebugLoggingCheckBox->setChecked(conf->DebugEnabled);
 	ui->serverPortSpinBox->setValue(conf->ServerPort);
 	ui->enableAuthenticationCheckBox->setChecked(conf->AuthRequired);
-	ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->setText(conf->ServerPassword);
+	ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->setText(QString::fromStdString(conf->ServerPassword));
 
 	ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->setEnabled(conf->AuthRequired);
 	ui->generatePasswordButton->setEnabled(conf->AuthRequired);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::SaveFormData()
 	}
 
 	// Show a confirmation box to the user if they attempt to provide their own password
-	if (passwordManuallyEdited && (conf->ServerPassword != ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->text())) {
+	if (passwordManuallyEdited && (conf->ServerPassword != ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->text().toStdString())) {
 		QMessageBox msgBox;
 		msgBox.setWindowTitle(obs_module_text("OBSWebSocket.Settings.Save.UserPasswordWarningTitle"));
 		msgBox.setText(obs_module_text("OBSWebSocket.Settings.Save.UserPasswordWarningMessage"));
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::SaveFormData()
 			break;
 		case QMessageBox::No:
 		default:
-			ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->setText(conf->ServerPassword);
+			ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->setText(QString::fromStdString(conf->ServerPassword));
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ void SettingsDialog::SaveFormData()
 	bool needsRestart =
 		(conf->ServerEnabled != ui->enableWebSocketServerCheckBox->isChecked()) ||
 		(conf->ServerPort != ui->serverPortSpinBox->value()) ||
-		(ui->enableAuthenticationCheckBox->isChecked() && conf->ServerPassword != ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->text());
+		(ui->enableAuthenticationCheckBox->isChecked() && conf->ServerPassword != ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->text().toStdString());
 
 	conf->ServerEnabled = ui->enableWebSocketServerCheckBox->isChecked();
 	conf->AlertsEnabled = ui->enableSystemTrayAlertsCheckBox->isChecked();
 	conf->DebugEnabled = ui->enableDebugLoggingCheckBox->isChecked();
 	conf->ServerPort = ui->serverPortSpinBox->value();
 	conf->AuthRequired = ui->enableAuthenticationCheckBox->isChecked();
-	conf->ServerPassword = ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->text();
+	conf->ServerPassword = ui->serverPasswordLineEdit->text().toStdString();
 
 	conf->Save();
 
diff --git a/src/websocketserver/WebSocketServer.cpp b/src/websocketserver/WebSocketServer.cpp
index fdea4e801..b5340e2c8 100644
--- a/src/websocketserver/WebSocketServer.cpp
+++ b/src/websocketserver/WebSocketServer.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void WebSocketServer::Start()
 	}
 
 	_authenticationSalt = Utils::Crypto::GenerateSalt();
-	_authenticationSecret = Utils::Crypto::GenerateSecret(conf->ServerPassword.toStdString(), _authenticationSalt);
+	_authenticationSecret = Utils::Crypto::GenerateSecret(conf->ServerPassword, _authenticationSalt);
 
 	// Set log levels if debug is enabled
 	if (IsDebugEnabled()) {