diff --git a/src/gui/timerlist.cpp b/src/gui/timerlist.cpp
index ee78b7b10..827cb877b 100644
--- a/src/gui/timerlist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/timerlist.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ CTimerList::CTimerList()
 	listmaxshow = 0;
 	Timer = new CTimerdClient();
 	skipEventID=0;
+	timerNew_message = "";
 
 	/* most probable default */
 	saved_dispmode = (int)CVFD::MODE_TVRADIO;
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ int CTimerList::exec(CMenuTarget* parent, const std::string & actionKey)
 				data= &eventinfo;
 		}
 		else if (timerNew.eventType==CTimerd::TIMER_REMIND)
-			data= timerNew.message;
+			data = (void*)timerNew_message.c_str();
 		else if (timerNew.eventType==CTimerd::TIMER_EXEC_PLUGIN)
 		{
 			if (strcmp(timerNew.pluginName, "---") == 0)
@@ -1218,9 +1219,9 @@ int CTimerList::newTimer()
 
 	CMenuOptionChooser* m8 = new CMenuOptionChooser(LOCALE_TIMERLIST_STANDBY, &timerNew_standby_on, TIMERLIST_STANDBY_OPTIONS, TIMERLIST_STANDBY_OPTION_COUNT, false);
 
-	std::string timerNew_message(timerNew.message);
+	timerNew_message = std::string(timerNew.message);
 	CStringInputSMS timerSettings_msg(LOCALE_TIMERLIST_MESSAGE, &timerNew_message, 30, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-.,:!?/ ");
-	CMenuForwarder *m9 = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_TIMERLIST_MESSAGE, false, timerNew.message, &timerSettings_msg );
+	CMenuForwarder *m9 = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_TIMERLIST_MESSAGE, false, timerNew_message, &timerSettings_msg );
 
 	strcpy(timerNew.pluginName,"---");
 	CPluginChooser plugin_chooser(LOCALE_TIMERLIST_PLUGIN, CPlugins::P_TYPE_SCRIPT | CPlugins::P_TYPE_TOOL
diff --git a/src/gui/timerlist.h b/src/gui/timerlist.h
index 0266c6e04..c05c7f486 100644
--- a/src/gui/timerlist.h
+++ b/src/gui/timerlist.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class CTimerList : public CMenuTarget
 		int timerNew_standby_on;
 		std::string timerNew_channel_name;
 		std::string m_weekdaysStr;
+		std::string timerNew_message;
 		
 		int timer_apids_dflt;
 		int timer_apids_std;