diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
index 2bede6b2a7..ab5557c539 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
@@ -29,26 +29,21 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 		public static void Load(object self, IniSection ini)
 		{
 			foreach (var x in ini)
-			{
-				var field = self.GetType().GetField(x.Key.Trim());
-				if (field == null)
-					throw new NotImplementedException("Missing field `{0}` on `{1}`".F(x.Key.Trim(), self.GetType().Name));
-				field.SetValue(self, GetValue(field.FieldType, x.Value.Trim()));
-			}
+				LoadField(self, x.Key, x.Value);
 		}
 
 		public static void Load(object self, MiniYaml my)
 		{
 			foreach (var x in my.Nodes)
-				LoadField( self, x.Key, x.Value );
+				LoadField( self, x.Key, x.Value.Value );
 		}
 
-		public static void LoadField( object self, string key, MiniYaml value )
+		public static void LoadField( object self, string key, string value )
 		{
 			var field = self.GetType().GetField( key.Trim() );
 			if( field == null )
 				throw new NotImplementedException( "Missing field `{0}` on `{1}`".F( key.Trim(), self.GetType().Name ) );
-			field.SetValue( self, GetValue( field.FieldType, value.Value ) );
+			field.SetValue( self, GetValue( field.FieldType, value ) );
 		}
 
 		public static object GetValue( Type fieldType, string x )
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/WidgetLoader.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/WidgetLoader.cs
index bfa1a96542..b5c7ac9f21 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/WidgetLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/WidgetLoader.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					foreach (var c in child.Value.Nodes)
 						widget.AddChild(LoadWidget(c));
 				else
-					FieldLoader.LoadField(widget, child.Key, child.Value);
+					FieldLoader.LoadField(widget, child.Key, child.Value.Value);
 			}
 			return widget;
 		}