diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h
index 4ce793670..bb972a4eb 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ inline tstring mbcsToTStr(const std::string &str) { return (const tstring &)str;
 #define nlMbcsToTStr(str) ((const tchar *)NLMISC::asCStr(str))
 #endif
 
-inline const tchar *asCStr(const tchar *str) { return str; }
-inline const tchar *asCStr(const tstring &str) { return str.c_str(); }
-
 } // NLMISC
 
 #endif	// NL_STRING_COMMON_H
diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/net/service.h b/code/nel/include/nel/net/service.h
index 8b79bdc55..5d99477ff 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/net/service.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/net/service.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int nltmain(int argc, const NLMISC::tchar **argv) \
 { \
 	NLMISC::CApplicationContext serviceContext; \
 	__ServiceClassName *scn = new __ServiceClassName; \
-	scn->setArgs (argc, nlTStrToUtf8(argv)); \
+	scn->setArgs (argc, argv); \
 	createDebug(NULL,!scn->haveLongArg("nolog"));\
 	scn->setCallbackArray (__ServiceCallbackArray, sizeof(__ServiceCallbackArray)/sizeof(__ServiceCallbackArray[0])); \
 	sint retval = scn->main (__ServiceShortName, __ServiceLongName, __ServicePort, __ConfigDir, __LogDir, __DATE__ " " __TIME__); \
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ public:
 	/// Sets the command line and init _Args variable. You must call this before calling main()
 	void setArgs (int argc, const char **argv);
 
+	/// Sets the command line and init _Args variable. You must call this before calling main()
+	void setArgs (int argc, const wchar_t **argv);
+
 	/// Sets the command line and init _Args variable. You must call this before calling main()
 	void setArgs (const char *args);
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp b/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
index 24064db55..b0242bb86 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
@@ -492,6 +492,13 @@ void IService::setArgs (int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 }
 
+void IService::setArgs(int argc, const wchar_t **argv)
+{
+	for (sint i = 0; i < argc; i++)
+	{
+		_Args.push_back(nlWideToUtf8(argv[i]));
+	}
+}
 
 void cbLogFilter (CConfigFile::CVar &var)
 {