diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c b/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
index de71c4dfb..211407f86 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ char 			*server_string;
 	/* get server version string */
 	server_string = (char *)mysql_get_server_info(database->con);
 	if (server_string) {
-		database->server->server_string = strdup(server_string);
+		database->server->server_string = realloc(database->server->server_string, strlen(server_string)+1);
+		if (database->server->server_string)
+			strcpy(database->server->server_string, server_string);
 	}	
 
 	/* Check if the the Galera FSM shows this node is joined to the cluster */
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c b/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
index fb86fc0fc..976aa315d 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 	/* get server version string */
 	server_string = (char *)mysql_get_server_info(database->con);
 	if (server_string) {
-		database->server->server_string = strdup(server_string);
+		database->server->server_string = realloc(database->server->server_string, strlen(server_string)+1);
+		if (database->server->server_string)
+			strcpy(database->server->server_string, server_string);
 	}
 
         /* get server_id form current node */
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/ndbcluster_mon.c b/server/modules/monitor/ndbcluster_mon.c
index f83ee7ae7..840e30691 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/ndbcluster_mon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/ndbcluster_mon.c
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ char 			*server_string;
 	/* get server version string */
 	server_string = (char *)mysql_get_server_info(database->con);
 	if (server_string) {
-		database->server->server_string = strdup(server_string);
+		database->server->server_string = realloc(database->server->server_string, strlen(server_string)+1);
+		if (database->server->server_string)
+			strcpy(database->server->server_string, server_string);
 	}	
 
 	/* Check if the the SQL node is able to contact one or more data nodes */