diff --git a/Code/Editor/ConfigGroup.cpp b/Code/Editor/ConfigGroup.cpp
index 04c92ff155..d65cbf2c3b 100644
--- a/Code/Editor/ConfigGroup.cpp
+++ b/Code/Editor/ConfigGroup.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Config
 
                     case IConfigVar::eType_STRING:
                     {
-                        AZStd::string currentValue = 0;
+                        AZStd::string currentValue;
                         var->Get(&currentValue);
                         node->setAttr(szName, currentValue.c_str());
                         break;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace Config
 
                 case IConfigVar::eType_STRING:
                 {
-                    AZStd::string currentValue = 0;
+                    AZStd::string currentValue;
                     var->GetDefault(&currentValue);
                     QString readValue(currentValue.c_str());
                     if (node->getAttr(szName, readValue))
diff --git a/Code/Editor/GameExporter.cpp b/Code/Editor/GameExporter.cpp
index 4c9031f08d..784951cc4d 100644
--- a/Code/Editor/GameExporter.cpp
+++ b/Code/Editor/GameExporter.cpp
@@ -380,12 +380,12 @@ void CGameExporter::ExportFileList(const QString& path, const QString& levelName
     //  that can later be used for map downloads
     AZStd::string newpath;
 
-    QString filename = levelName;
-    AZStd::string mapname = (filename + ".dds").toUtf8().data();
-    AZStd::string metaname = (filename + ".xml").toUtf8().data();
+    AZStd::string filename = levelName.toUtf8().data();
+    AZStd::string mapname = (filename + ".dds");
+    AZStd::string metaname = (filename + ".xml");
 
     XmlNodeRef rootNode = gEnv->pSystem->CreateXmlNode("download");
-    rootNode->setAttr("name", filename.toUtf8().data());
+    rootNode->setAttr("name", filename.c_str());
     rootNode->setAttr("type", "Map");
     XmlNodeRef indexNode = rootNode->newChild("index");
     if (indexNode)