diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp
index 84f7b730..1acf1ac3 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void Core::Network::GameConnection::handlePackets( const Core::Network::Packets:
       case SEGMENTTYPE_SESSIONINIT:
       {
         char* id = ( char* ) &( inPacket.data[ 4 ] );
-        uint32_t playerId = boost::lexical_cast< uint32_t >( id );
+        uint32_t playerId = std::stoi( id );
         auto pCon = boost::static_pointer_cast< GameConnection, Connection >( shared_from_this() );
 
         // try to retrieve the session for this id
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/ServerZone.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/ServerZone.cpp
index f6bd3ec6..13e5a524 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/ServerZone.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/ServerZone.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ForwardsZone.h"
 
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "Framework.h"