diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index a113011f..bf4ade69 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static bool TestCreateSpamMsgTx()
 {
     CTransaction txNew;
 
-    txNew.message = CScript() << vector<unsigned char>((const unsigned char*)strSpamMessage.data(), (const unsigned char*)strSpamMessage.data() + strSpamMessage.size());
+    txNew.message = CScript() << strSpamMessage;
 
     CBitcoinSecret bsecret1;
     bsecret1.SetString (strSecret1C);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static bool TestCreateSpamMsgTx()
            hashMsg.ToString().c_str(), EncodeBase64(&vchSig[0], vchSig.size()).c_str() );
 
     // add username and signature
-    txNew.userName = CScript() << vector<unsigned char>((const unsigned char*)strSpamUser.data(), (const unsigned char*)strSpamUser.data() + strSpamUser.size());
+    txNew.userName = CScript() << strSpamUser;
     txNew.userName += CScript() << vchSig;
     txNew.pubKey.clear(); // pubKey will be updated to include extranonce
     txNew.nNonce = 0; // no update needed for spamMessage's nonce.
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8cea8450..bff2c90a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3511,7 +3511,7 @@ public:
 
 static bool CreateSpamMsgTx(CTransaction &txNew)
 {
-    txNew.message = CScript() << vector<unsigned char>((const unsigned char*)strSpamMessage.data(), (const unsigned char*)strSpamMessage.data() + strSpamMessage.size());
+    txNew.message = CScript() << strSpamMessage;
 
     // get keyid from wallet (hopefully this is pubkey of strSpamUser)
     CKeyID defaultKeyId( pwalletMain->vchDefaultKey.GetID() );
@@ -3539,7 +3539,7 @@ static bool CreateSpamMsgTx(CTransaction &txNew)
            hashMsg.ToString().c_str(), EncodeBase64(&vchSig[0], vchSig.size()).c_str() );
 
     // add username and signature
-    txNew.userName = CScript() << vector<unsigned char>((const unsigned char*)strSpamUser.data(), (const unsigned char*)strSpamUser.data() + strSpamUser.size());
+    txNew.userName = CScript() << strSpamUser;
     txNew.userName += CScript() << vchSig;
     txNew.pubKey.clear(); // pubKey will be updated to include extranonce
     txNew.nNonce = 0; // no update needed for spamMessage's nonce.
diff --git a/src/script.h b/src/script.h
index 8ec8adb6..9956bac9 100644
--- a/src/script.h
+++ b/src/script.h
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    CScript& operator<<(const std::string &s)
+    {
+        const std::vector<unsigned char> b((const unsigned char*)s.data(),
+                                           (const unsigned char*)s.data() + s.size());
+        return operator<<(b);
+    }
+
     CScript& operator<<(const CScript& b)
     {
         // I'm not sure if this should push the script or concatenate scripts.