diff --git a/Code/DataStructs/FPBReader.cpp b/Code/DataStructs/FPBReader.cpp
index 6834928fa..41a164dd6 100644
--- a/Code/DataStructs/FPBReader.cpp
+++ b/Code/DataStructs/FPBReader.cpp
@@ -385,13 +385,12 @@ std::string extractId(const FPBReader_impl *dp_impl, unsigned int which) {
         reinterpret_cast<const char *>(dp_impl->dp_idChunk.get() + offset),
         len);
   } else {
-    char *buff = new char[len + 1];
+    boost::shared_array<char> buff(new char[len + 1]);
     buff[len] = 0;
     dp_impl->istrm->seekg(dp_impl->idChunkOffset +
                           static_cast<std::streampos>(offset));
-    dp_impl->istrm->read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(buff), len);
-    res = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buff));
-    delete[] buff;
+    dp_impl->istrm->read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(buff.get()), len);
+    res = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buff.get()));
   }
   return res;
 };