Index: src/script/api/script_town.cpp
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--- src/script/api/script_town.cpp	(revision 25994)
+++ src/script/api/script_town.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 	const char *text = NULL;
 	if (name != NULL) {
-		const char *text = name->GetDecodedText();
+		text = name->GetDecodedText();
 		EnforcePreconditionEncodedText(false, text);
 		EnforcePreconditionCustomError(false, ::Utf8StringLength(text) < MAX_LENGTH_TOWN_NAME_CHARS, ScriptError::ERR_PRECONDITION_STRING_TOO_LONG);
 	}