diff --git a/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Peek.cs b/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Peek.cs
index 95c8f25..d0f7fb1 100644
--- a/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Peek.cs
+++ b/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Peek.cs
@@ -306,22 +306,10 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 		/// </summary>
 		public string PeekString()
 		{
-			int byteLen = (int)ReadVariableUInt32();
-
-			if (byteLen == 0)
-				return String.Empty;
-
-			NetException.Assert(m_bitLength - m_readPosition >= (byteLen * 8), c_readOverflowError);
-
-			if ((m_readPosition & 7) == 0)
-			{
-				// read directly
-				string retval = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(m_data, m_readPosition >> 3, byteLen);
-				return retval;
-			}
-
-			byte[] bytes = PeekBytes(byteLen);
-			return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+			int wasReadPosition = m_readPosition;
+			string retval = ReadString();
+			m_readPosition = wasReadPosition;
+			return retval;
 		}
 	}
 }