diff --git a/OdbDesignLib/IProtoBuffable.h b/OdbDesignLib/IProtoBuffable.h
index 58d4e315..c0297359 100644
--- a/OdbDesignLib/IProtoBuffable.h
+++ b/OdbDesignLib/IProtoBuffable.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "odbdesign_export.h"
 #include <ostream>
 #include <istream>
+#include <absl/strings/string_view.h>
 
 
 namespace Odb::Lib
@@ -89,12 +90,11 @@ namespace Odb::Lib
 	template<typename TPbMessage>
 	inline void IProtoBuffable<TPbMessage>::from_json(const std::string& json)
 	{			
-		google::protobuf::StringPiece sp_json(json);
 		// use default options
 		google::protobuf::util::JsonOptions jsonOptions;
 
 		auto pMessage = std::unique_ptr<TPbMessage>();
-		auto status = google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(sp_json, pMessage.get());
+		auto status = google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(absl::string_view(json), pMessage.get());
 		if (!status.ok()) return;		
 		from_protobuf(*pMessage);		
 	}