diff --git a/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp b/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp
index 9c39ea4b5c..551b2f340c 100644
--- a/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp
@@ -8,22 +8,21 @@
 
 #include "StatusSlider.h"
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <MessageFormat.h>
 
 
 StatusSlider::StatusSlider(const char* name, const char* label,
-	char* statusPrefix, BMessage* message, int32 minValue, int32 maxValue)
+	const char* statusPrefix, BMessage* message, int32 minValue, int32 maxValue)
 	:
-	BSlider(name, label, message, minValue, maxValue, B_HORIZONTAL), 
+	BSlider(name, label, message, minValue, maxValue, B_HORIZONTAL),
 	fStatusPrefix(statusPrefix)
 {
-	fTemp = fStr; 
 }
-				
+
+
 const char*
 StatusSlider::UpdateText() const
 {
-	sprintf(fTemp, "%" B_PRId32 " %s", Value(), fStatusPrefix);
-
-	return fTemp;
+	BMessageFormat().Format(fStr, fStatusPrefix, Value());
+	return fStr.String();
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.h b/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.h
index e7d0d27082..1236ee75ac 100644
--- a/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.h
+++ b/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.h
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 //#define BEOS_R5_COMPATIBLE
 
 #include <Slider.h>
+#include <String.h>
 
 
 class StatusSlider: public BSlider {
 public:
 							StatusSlider(const char* name,
 								const char* label,
-								char* statusPrefix, 
+								const char* statusPrefix,
 								BMessage* message,
 								int32 minValue,
 								int32 maxValue);
@@ -25,9 +26,8 @@ public:
 	virtual const char*	UpdateText() const;
 
 private:
-			char*			fStatusPrefix;
-			char*			fTemp;
-			char 			fStr[128];
+	const	char*			fStatusPrefix;
+	mutable	BString			fStr;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp b/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp
index 2e97faa229..f076e36065 100644
--- a/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ const char* STR_BBX_CONNECTION
 	= B_TRANSLATE("Connections");
 const char* STR_SLD_LABEL
 	= B_TRANSLATE("Max. simultaneous connections:");
-char* STR_SLD_STATUS_LABEL
-	= (char*)B_TRANSLATE("connections");
+const char* STR_SLD_STATUS_LABEL
+	= B_TRANSLATE("{0, plural, one{# connection} other{# connections}}");
 
 const char CMD_FILE_SAVE_AS
 	= 'S';
diff --git a/src/apps/poorman/constants.h b/src/apps/poorman/constants.h
index 201e21bf59..a9d1b3499e 100644
--- a/src/apps/poorman/constants.h
+++ b/src/apps/poorman/constants.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ extern const char* STR_FILEPANEL_CREATE_LOG_FILE;
 extern const char* STR_TAB_ADVANCED;
 extern const char* STR_BBX_CONNECTION;
 extern const char* STR_SLD_LABEL;
-extern 		 char* STR_SLD_STATUS_LABEL;
+extern const char* STR_SLD_STATUS_LABEL;
 
 extern const char CMD_FILE_SAVE_AS;
 extern const char CMD_FILE_QUIT;