diff --git a/radare2 b/radare2
index f6036ffb..dce959d2 160000
--- a/radare2
+++ b/radare2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f6036ffbad238a61561da89b70521e8e392f7665
+Subproject commit dce959d2af4dd58038c63002d624aef5d7cce6f4
diff --git a/src/core/Cutter.cpp b/src/core/Cutter.cpp
index 05e62d08..ee30b8a3 100644
--- a/src/core/Cutter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Cutter.cpp
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ QList<StringDescription> CutterCore::parseStringsJson(const QJsonDocument &doc)
 
         StringDescription string;
 
-        string.string = QString(QByteArray::fromBase64(stringObject[RJsonKey::string].toVariant().toByteArray()));
+        string.string = stringObject[RJsonKey::string].toString();
         string.vaddr = stringObject[RJsonKey::vaddr].toVariant().toULongLong();
         string.type = stringObject[RJsonKey::type].toString();
         string.size = stringObject[RJsonKey::size].toVariant().toUInt();