diff --git a/SilentPatch/Common.cpp b/SilentPatch/Common.cpp
index ed34edd..af7fd80 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Common.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatch/Common.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@
 #include "Patterns.h"
 #include "StoredCar.h"
 
+
+// ============= handling.cfg name matching fix =============
+namespace HandlingNameLoadFix
+{
+	void strncpy_Fix( const char** destination, const char* source, size_t )
+	{
+		*destination = source;
+	}
+
+	int strncmp_Fix( const char* str1, const char** str2, size_t )
+	{
+		return strcmp( str1, *str2 );
+	}
+};
+
 namespace Common {
 	namespace Patches {
 		void III_VC_Common()
@@ -18,6 +33,16 @@ namespace Common {
 				ReadCall( addr, CStoredCar::orgRestoreCar );
 				InjectHook( addr, &CStoredCar::RestoreCar_SilentPatch );
 			}
+
+			// Fixed handling.cfg name matching (names don't need unique prefixes anymore)
+			{
+				using namespace HandlingNameLoadFix;
+
+				auto findExactWord = pattern( "8D 44 24 10 83 C4 0C 57" ).get_one();
+
+				InjectHook( findExactWord.get<void>( -5 ), strncpy_Fix );
+				InjectHook( findExactWord.get<void>( 0xD ), strncmp_Fix );
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/SilentPatchSA/SilentPatchSA.cpp b/SilentPatchSA/SilentPatchSA.cpp
index d7b829b..7e910a4 100644
--- a/SilentPatchSA/SilentPatchSA.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatchSA/SilentPatchSA.cpp
@@ -1430,6 +1430,20 @@ namespace KeyboardInputFix
 	}
 }
 
+// ============= handling.cfg name matching fix =============
+namespace HandlingNameLoadFix
+{
+	void strncpy_Fix( const char** destination, const char* source, size_t )
+	{
+		*destination = source;
+	}
+
+	int strncmp_Fix( const char* str1, const char** str2, size_t )
+	{
+		return strcmp( str1, *str2 );
+	}
+};
+
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 
@@ -3583,6 +3597,15 @@ void Patch_SA_10()
 		Nop( 0x541E2B, 2 );
 		Nop( 0x541E3C, 2 );
 	}
+
+
+	// Fixed handling.cfg name matching (names don't need unique prefixes anymore)
+	{
+		using namespace HandlingNameLoadFix;
+
+		InjectHook( 0x6F4F58, strncpy_Fix );
+		InjectHook( 0x6F4F64, strncmp_Fix );
+	}
 }
 
 void Patch_SA_11()
@@ -4875,6 +4898,16 @@ void Patch_SA_NewSteam_Common()
 		Nop( updatePads.get<void>( 20 ), 2 );
 		Nop( updatePads.get<void>( 37 ), 2 );
 	}
+
+	// Fixed handling.cfg name matching (names don't need unique prefixes anymore)
+	{
+		using namespace HandlingNameLoadFix;
+
+		auto findExactWord = pattern( "8B 55 08 56 8D 4D EC" ).get_one(); // 0x6F849B
+
+		InjectHook( findExactWord.get<void>( -5 ), strncpy_Fix );
+		InjectHook( findExactWord.get<void>( 9 ), strncmp_Fix );
+	}
 }