diff --git a/include/engine/datafacade/internal_datafacade.hpp b/include/engine/datafacade/internal_datafacade.hpp
index 2418792c7..7ed9637f2 100644
--- a/include/engine/datafacade/internal_datafacade.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/datafacade/internal_datafacade.hpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class InternalDataFacade final : public BaseDataFacade
             throw util::exception("Could not open " + properties_path.string() + " for reading.");
         }
         auto PropertiesSize = storage::io::readPropertiesSize();
-        storage::io::readProperties(in_stream, reinterpret_cast<char *>(&m_profile_properties), PropertiesSize);
+        storage::io::readProperties(in_stream, &m_profile_properties, PropertiesSize);
     }
 
     void LoadLaneTupleIdPairs(const boost::filesystem::path &lane_data_path)
diff --git a/include/storage/io.hpp b/include/storage/io.hpp
index 31a2df461..edaab5b54 100644
--- a/include/storage/io.hpp
+++ b/include/storage/io.hpp
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ inline std::size_t readPropertiesSize() { return 1; }
 
 template <typename PropertiesT>
 inline void readProperties(boost::filesystem::ifstream &properties_stream,
-                           PropertiesT properties[],
-                           std::size_t PropertiesSize)
+                           PropertiesT *properties,
+                           std::size_t properties_size)
 {
-    properties_stream.read(properties, PropertiesSize);
+    properties_stream.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(properties), properties_size);
 }
 
 #pragma pack(push, 1)
diff --git a/src/storage/storage.cpp b/src/storage/storage.cpp
index 767b5aae4..518bca697 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/storage.cpp
@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@ Storage::ReturnCode Storage::Run(int max_wait)
         util::exception("Could not open " + config.properties_path.string() + " for reading!");
     }
     io::readProperties(profile_properties_stream,
-                       reinterpret_cast<char *>(profile_properties_ptr),
-                       PropertiesSize);
+                       profile_properties_ptr,
+                       sizeof(extractor::ProfileProperties));
 
     // load intersection classes
     if (!bearing_class_id_table.empty())