diff --git a/c++/rotclass.cc b/c++/rotclass.cc
index daa47b711..ec18813f6 100644
--- a/c++/rotclass.cc
+++ b/c++/rotclass.cc
@@ -73,13 +73,21 @@ void Rotator::setConf(const char *name, const char *val)
 	CHECK_ROT( rot_set_conf(theRot, tokenLookup(name), val) );
 }
 
-void Rotator::getConf(hamlib_token_t token, char *val)
+HL_DEPRECATED void Rotator::getConf(hamlib_token_t token, char *val)
 {
-	CHECK_ROT( rot_get_conf(theRot, token, val) );
+	CHECK_ROT( rot_get_conf2(theRot, token, val, 128) );
 }
-void Rotator::getConf(const char *name, char *val)
+HL_DEPRECATED void Rotator::getConf(const char *name, char *val)
 {
-	CHECK_ROT( rot_get_conf(theRot, tokenLookup(name), val) );
+	CHECK_ROT( rot_get_conf2(theRot, tokenLookup(name), val, 128) );
+}
+void Rotator::getConf2(hamlib_token_t token, char *val, int val_len)
+{
+	CHECK_ROT( rot_get_conf2(theRot, token, val, val_len) );
+}
+void Rotator::getConf2(const char *name, char *val, int val_len)
+{
+	CHECK_ROT( rot_get_conf2(theRot, tokenLookup(name), val, val_len) );
 }
 
 hamlib_token_t Rotator::tokenLookup(const char *name)
diff --git a/include/hamlib/rotator.h b/include/hamlib/rotator.h
index a2f8283ee..88de79fd1 100644
--- a/include/hamlib/rotator.h
+++ b/include/hamlib/rotator.h
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(int)
 rot_set_conf HAMLIB_PARAMS((ROT *rot,
                             hamlib_token_t token,
                             const char *val));
-extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(int)
+HL_DEPRECATED extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(int)
 rot_get_conf HAMLIB_PARAMS((ROT *rot,
                             hamlib_token_t token,
                             char *val));
diff --git a/include/hamlib/rotclass.h b/include/hamlib/rotclass.h
index 219e3a92f..5526f984c 100644
--- a/include/hamlib/rotclass.h
+++ b/include/hamlib/rotclass.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
     void setConf(const char *name, const char *val);
     void getConf(hamlib_token_t token, char *val);
     void getConf(const char *name, char *val);
+    void getConf2(hamlib_token_t token, char *val, int len);
+    void getConf2(const char *name, char *val, int len);
     hamlib_token_t tokenLookup(const char *name);
 
     void setPosition(azimuth_t az, elevation_t el);
diff --git a/rotators/grbltrk/grbltrk.c b/rotators/grbltrk/grbltrk.c
index a1f024f78..b207f6a64 100644
--- a/rotators/grbltrk/grbltrk.c
+++ b/rotators/grbltrk/grbltrk.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ grbltrk_rot_open(ROT *rot)
     }
     else if (rot->caps->rot_model == ROT_MODEL_GRBLTRK_NET)
     {
-        rot_get_conf(rot, TOK_PATHNAME, host);
+        rot_get_conf2(rot, TOK_PATHNAME, host, sizeof(host));
         rot_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s:%d ctrl via net, host [%s]\n", __func__, __LINE__,
                   host);
         grbl_net_open(rot, 23);
diff --git a/tests/rotctl_parse.c b/tests/rotctl_parse.c
index ec4ed85b6..09b27c56f 100644
--- a/tests/rotctl_parse.c
+++ b/tests/rotctl_parse.c
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ declare_proto_rot(get_conf)
     else
     {
         char value[4096];
-        ret = rot_get_conf(rot, rot_token_lookup(rot, arg1), value);
+        ret = rot_get_conf2(rot, rot_token_lookup(rot, arg1), value, sizeof(value));
 
         if (ret != RIG_OK)
         {
@@ -2917,7 +2917,7 @@ int print_conf_list2(const struct confparams *cfp, rig_ptr_t data, FILE *fout)
     ROT *rot = (ROT *) data;
     char buf[128] = "";
 
-    rot_get_conf(rot, cfp->token, buf);
+    rot_get_conf2(rot, cfp->token, buf, sizeof(buf));
     fprintf(fout, "%s: \"%s\"\n" "\t" "Default: %s, Value: %s\n",
             cfp->name,
             cfp->tooltip,