diff --git a/src/audio/AudioWorld.cpp b/src/audio/AudioWorld.cpp
index 1bc2659d..c16bebd7 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioWorld.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/AudioWorld.cpp
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ namespace World
 
     Handle::SfxHandle AudioWorld::loadAudioVDF(const VDFS::FileIndex& idx, const std::string& name)
     {
-        std::string ucname = name;
-        std::transform(ucname.begin(), ucname.end(), ucname.begin(), ::toupper);
+        std::string ucname = Utils::uppered(name);
 
         // m_SoundMap contains all the sounds with C_SFX script definitions
         Sound* snd = nullptr;
@@ -408,16 +407,13 @@ namespace World
         {
             return false;
         }
-        else
+
+        if (m_playingSegment != loweredName)
         {
-            if (m_playingSegment != loweredName)
-            {
-                m_musicContext->playSegment(m_Segments.at(loweredName), timing);
-                m_playingSegment = loweredName;
-            }
-            return true;
+            m_musicContext->playSegment(m_Segments.at(loweredName), timing);
+            m_playingSegment = loweredName;
         }
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     bool AudioWorld::playMusicTheme(const std::string& name)
diff --git a/src/components/Vob.cpp b/src/components/Vob.cpp
index 73324709..3e36dbe2 100644
--- a/src/components/Vob.cpp
+++ b/src/components/Vob.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ void ::Vob::broadcastTransformChange(VobInformation& vob)
 
 void ::Vob::setVisual(VobInformation& vob, const std::string& _visual)
 {
-    std::string visual = _visual;
-    std::transform(visual.begin(), visual.end(), visual.begin(), ::toupper);
+    std::string visual = Utils::uppered(_visual);
 
     // Don't set twice
     if (vob.visual && vob.visual->getName() == visual)
diff --git a/src/content/AnimationAllocator.h b/src/content/AnimationAllocator.h
index fd7a6d8a..2458a0fb 100644
--- a/src/content/AnimationAllocator.h
+++ b/src/content/AnimationAllocator.h
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ namespace Animations
 
     inline Handle::AnimationHandle AnimationAllocator::allocate(const std::string& name)
     {
-        std::string uname = name;
-        std::transform(uname.begin(), uname.end(), uname.begin(), ::toupper);
+        std::string uname = Utils::uppered(name);
 
         auto h = m_Allocator.createObject();
         m_AnimationsByName[uname] = h;
diff --git a/src/content/AnimationLibrary.cpp b/src/content/AnimationLibrary.cpp
index d616bff5..eac692f2 100644
--- a/src/content/AnimationLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/content/AnimationLibrary.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ namespace Animations
 
     Handle::AnimationDataHandle AnimationLibrary::loadMAN(const std::string& name)
     {
-        std::string file_name = name + ".MAN";
-        std::transform(file_name.begin(), file_name.end(), file_name.begin(), ::toupper);
+        std::string file_name = Utils::uppered(name + ".MAN");
 
         Handle::AnimationDataHandle h = m_World.getAnimationDataAllocator().getAnimationData(name);
         if (h.isValid())
@@ -347,10 +346,9 @@ namespace Animations
 
     std::string AnimationLibrary::makeQualifiedName(const std::string& mesh_lib, const std::string& overlay, const std::string& name)
     {
-        std::string umesh_lib = mesh_lib, uoverlay = overlay, uname = name;
-        std::transform(umesh_lib.begin(), umesh_lib.end(), umesh_lib.begin(), ::toupper);
-        std::transform(uoverlay.begin(), uoverlay.end(), uoverlay.begin(), ::toupper);
-        std::transform(uname.begin(), uname.end(), uname.begin(), ::toupper);
+        std::string umesh_lib = Utils::uppered(mesh_lib),
+            uoverlay = Utils::uppered(overlay),
+            uname = Utils::uppered(name);
 
         std::string qname;
         if (uoverlay.find(umesh_lib) != 0)
diff --git a/src/utils/Utils.cpp b/src/utils/Utils.cpp
index 35b3dd10..088078e1 100644
--- a/src/utils/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/Utils.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ std::list<std::string> Utils::getFilesInDirectory(const std::string& directory,
     std::list<std::string> l;
 
     forEachFile(directory, [&](const std::string& path, const std::string& name, const std::string& fext) {
-        std::string extlower = fext;
-        std::transform(extlower.begin(), extlower.end(), extlower.begin(), ::tolower);
+        std::string extlower = Utils::lowered(fext);
 
         if (ext == "*" || extlower == ext)
             l.push_back(path);
@@ -117,8 +116,7 @@ size_t Utils::getFileSize(const std::string& file)
 std::string Utils::getCaseSensitivePath(const std::string& caseInsensitivePath, const std::string& prePath)
 {
     // Transform input path to lower
-    std::string pathLower = caseInsensitivePath;
-    std::transform(pathLower.begin(), pathLower.end(), pathLower.begin(), ::tolower);
+    std::string pathLower = Utils::lowered(caseInsensitivePath);
 
     // Split the input-path at /
     std::vector<std::string> parts = Utils::split(pathLower, "/\\");