diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java
index b45be2d967..ed2de0eeec 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java
@@ -117,18 +117,18 @@ public class LoadClientAppsJob extends JobImpl {
     public static String[] parseArgs(String args) {
         List<String> argList = new ArrayList<String>(4);
         if (args != null) {
-            char data[] = args.toCharArray();
             StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(32);
             boolean isQuoted = false;
-            for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-                switch (data[i]) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < args.length(); i++) {
+                char c = args.charAt(i);
+                switch (c) {
                     case '\'':
                     case '"':
                         if (isQuoted) {
                             String str = buf.toString().trim();
                             if (str.length() > 0)
                                 argList.add(str);
-                            buf = new StringBuilder(32);
+                            buf.setLength(0);
                         }
                         isQuoted = !isQuoted;
                         break;
@@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ public class LoadClientAppsJob extends JobImpl {
                         // whitespace - if we're in a quoted section, keep this as part of the quote,
                         // otherwise use it as a delim
                         if (isQuoted) {
-                            buf.append(data[i]);
+                            buf.append(c);
                         } else {
                             String str = buf.toString().trim();
                             if (str.length() > 0)
                                 argList.add(str);
-                            buf = new StringBuilder(32);
+                            buf.setLength(0);
                         }
                         break;
                     default:
-                        buf.append(data[i]);
+                        buf.append(c);
                         break;
                 }
             }
@@ -315,12 +315,6 @@ public class LoadClientAppsJob extends JobImpl {
             } catch (Throwable t) {}
             return false;
         }
-
-
-
-
-
-
     }
 
     public String getName() { return "Load up any client applications"; }