diff --git a/apps/esmtool/tes4.cpp b/apps/esmtool/tes4.cpp
index 815eb6dd34..2959b8145a 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/tes4.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/tes4.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ namespace EsmTool
         template <class T>
         constexpr bool hasFlags = HasFlags<T>::value;
 
+        template <class T, class = std::void_t<>>
+        struct HasEditorId : std::false_type {};
+
+        template <class T>
+        struct HasEditorId<T, std::void_t<decltype(T::mEditorId)>> : std::true_type {};
+
+        template <class T>
+        constexpr bool hasEditorId = HasEditorId<T>::value;
+
+        template <class T, class = std::void_t<>>
+        struct HasModel : std::false_type {};
+
+        template <class T>
+        struct HasModel<T, std::void_t<decltype(T::mModel)>> : std::true_type {};
+
+        template <class T>
+        constexpr bool hasModel = HasModel<T>::value;
+
         template <class T>
         void readTypedRecord(const Params& params, ESM4::Reader& reader)
         {
@@ -75,9 +93,13 @@ namespace EsmTool
 
             std::cout << "\n  Record: " << ESM::NAME(reader.hdr().record.typeId).toStringView();
             if constexpr (hasFormId<T>)
-                std::cout << ' ' << value.mFormId;
+                std::cout << "\n  FormId: " << value.mFormId;
             if constexpr (hasFlags<T>)
                 std::cout << "\n  Record flags: " << recordFlags(value.mFlags);
+            if constexpr (hasEditorId<T>)
+                std::cout << "\n  EditorId: " << value.mEditorId;
+            if constexpr (hasModel<T>)
+                std::cout << "\n  Model: " << value.mModel;
             std::cout << '\n';
         }
 
diff --git a/components/esm4/reader.cpp b/components/esm4/reader.cpp
index 450b86de0d..cc13f5db97 100644
--- a/components/esm4/reader.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/reader.cpp
@@ -652,7 +652,12 @@ bool Reader::getStringImpl(std::string& str, std::size_t size,
         stream.read(input.data(), size);
         if (stream.gcount() == static_cast<std::streamsize>(size))
         {
-            encoder->getUtf8(input, ToUTF8::BufferAllocationPolicy::FitToRequiredSize, str);
+            const std::string_view result = encoder->getUtf8(input, ToUTF8::BufferAllocationPolicy::FitToRequiredSize, str);
+            if (str.empty() && !result.empty())
+            {
+                str = std::move(input);
+                str.resize(result.size());
+            }
             return true;
         }
     }