diff --git a/Source/MASFlightComputerProxy2.cs b/Source/MASFlightComputerProxy2.cs
index c110f402..aaecd03e 100644
--- a/Source/MASFlightComputerProxy2.cs
+++ b/Source/MASFlightComputerProxy2.cs
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ public string FormatString(string format, object arg0)
             string result = string.Empty;
             try
             {
-                result = string.Format(format, arg0);
+                result = string.Format(MdVTextMesh.formatter, format, arg0);
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/Source/MdVTextMesh.cs b/Source/MdVTextMesh.cs
index 497206fc..ddd0e8d9 100644
--- a/Source/MdVTextMesh.cs
+++ b/Source/MdVTextMesh.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace AvionicsSystems
     /// </summary>
     public class MdVTextMesh : MonoBehaviour
     {
-        static private MASStringFormatter formatter = new MASStringFormatter();
+        static internal MASStringFormatter formatter = new MASStringFormatter();
 
         private TextAlignment alignment_ = TextAlignment.Left;
         public TextAlignment alignment