diff --git a/smileypack.cpp b/smileypack.cpp
index 4ff7a90e9..33339f018 100644
--- a/smileypack.cpp
+++ b/smileypack.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ QString SmileyPack::replaceEmoticons(const QString &msg)
                 loadSmiley(file);
             }
 
-            QString imgRichText = "<img src=\"data:image/png;base64," + cache[file] + "\">";
+            QString imgRichText = "<img src=\"data:image/png;base64," % cache[file] % "\">";
 
             out.replace(index + offset, key.length(), imgRichText);
             offset += imgRichText.length() - key.length();
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ QString SmileyPack::replaceEmoticons(const QString &msg)
 void SmileyPack::loadSmiley(const QString &name)
 {
     QSize size(16, 16); // TODO: adapt to text size
-    QString filename = path + "/" + name;
+    QString filename = path % "/" % name;
     QImage img(filename);
 
     if (!img.isNull())
diff --git a/smileypack.h b/smileypack.h
index b0395bc1c..6ae7f7260 100644
--- a/smileypack.h
+++ b/smileypack.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ private:
     void loadSmiley(const QString& name);
 
     QHash<QString, QString> assignmentTable; // matches an emoticon to its corresponding smiley
-    QHash<QString, QByteArray> cache;
+    QHash<QString, QString> cache;
     QString path; // directory containing the cfg file
 };