diff --git a/src/addoncreator/Extensions.cs b/src/addoncreator/Extensions.cs
index 11f22f9..3ecab82 100644
--- a/src/addoncreator/Extensions.cs
+++ b/src/addoncreator/Extensions.cs
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ namespace GarrysMod.AddonCreator
 
         public static void Write(this BinaryWriter bw, string value, bool nullTerminated)
         {
-            if (nullTerminated)
+            if (!nullTerminated)
             {
-                value += "\0";
+                bw.Write(value);
             }
 
-            bw.Write(value);
+            value += "\0";
+            bw.Write(Encoding.GetEncoding("windows-1252").GetBytes(value));
         }
     }
 }
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