diff --git a/src/CBot/CBotFileUtils.cpp b/src/CBot/CBotFileUtils.cpp
index c6d4169c..050205e3 100644
--- a/src/CBot/CBotFileUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/CBot/CBotFileUtils.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,11 @@ bool WriteStream(std::ostream &ostr, std::istream& istr)
     if (!WriteLong(ostr, size)) return false;
 
     if (!istr.seekg(0, istr.beg)) return false;
-    if (!(ostr << istr.rdbuf())) return false;
+    while (size > 0)
+    {
+        size -= 1;
+        if (!ostr.put(istr.get())) return false;
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ bool ReadStream(std::istream& istr, std::ostream &ostr)
 
     while (length-- > 0)
     {
-        if (!(ostr << istr.get())) return false;
+        if (!ostr.put(istr.get())) return false;
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/object/auto/autoegg.cpp b/src/object/auto/autoegg.cpp
index 50354a8d..8abaec57 100644
--- a/src/object/auto/autoegg.cpp
+++ b/src/object/auto/autoegg.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "graphics/engine/pyro_manager.h"
 
+#include "level/parser/parser.h"
 #include "level/parser/parserline.h"
 #include "level/parser/parserparam.h"
 
@@ -194,7 +195,9 @@ bool CAutoEgg::EventProcess(const Event &event)
 
             CProgramStorageObject* programStorage = dynamic_cast<CProgramStorageObject*>(alien);
             Program* program = programStorage->AddProgram();
-            programStorage->ReadProgram(program, m_alienProgramName.c_str());
+            programStorage->ReadProgram(program, InjectLevelPathsForCurrentLevel(m_alienProgramName, "ai"));
+            program->readOnly = true;
+            program->filename = m_alienProgramName;
             programmable->RunProgram(program);
         }
         Init();
diff --git a/src/object/old_object.cpp b/src/object/old_object.cpp
index 617f3245..cd715aeb 100644
--- a/src/object/old_object.cpp
+++ b/src/object/old_object.cpp
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ void COldObject::Read(CLevelParserLine* line)
             std::string op = "autoValue" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(i+1); // autoValue1..autoValue5
             m_auto->SetValue(i, line->GetParam(op)->AsFloat(0.0f));
         }
-        m_auto->SetString(const_cast<char*>(line->GetParam("autoString")->AsPath("ai", "").c_str()));
+        m_auto->SetString(const_cast<char*>(line->GetParam("autoString")->AsString("").c_str()));
 
         int i = line->GetParam("run")->AsInt(-1);
         if (i != -1)
diff --git a/test/unit/CBot/CBot_test.cpp b/test/unit/CBot/CBot_test.cpp
index 87652aa0..3d1ee516 100644
--- a/test/unit/CBot/CBot_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/CBot/CBot_test.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "CBot/CBot.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <limits>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 extern bool g_cbotTestSaveState;
@@ -319,6 +320,200 @@ protected:
     }
 };
 
+TEST_F(CBotUT, TestSaveStateIOFunctions)
+{
+    std::stringstream sstr("");
+    std::string teststring;
+
+    for (char c = std::numeric_limits<char>::min() ;; ++c)
+    {
+        teststring.push_back(c);
+        if ( c == std::numeric_limits<char>::max() ) break;
+    }
+
+    auto CallWriteFunctions = [&sstr, &teststring]() -> bool
+    {
+        if (!WriteWord(sstr, static_cast<unsigned short>(0))) return false;
+        if (!WriteWord(sstr, std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max() / 2)) return false;
+        if (!WriteWord(sstr, std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max())) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteByte(sstr, std::numeric_limits<char>::min())) return false;
+        if (!WriteByte(sstr, std::numeric_limits<char>::max())) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteShort(sstr, std::numeric_limits<short>::min())) return false;
+        if (!WriteShort(sstr, std::numeric_limits<short>::min() / 2)) return false;
+        if (!WriteShort(sstr, -1)) return false;
+        if (!WriteShort(sstr, 0)) return false;
+        if (!WriteShort(sstr, std::numeric_limits<short>::max() / 2)) return false;
+        if (!WriteShort(sstr, std::numeric_limits<short>::max())) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteUInt32(sstr, static_cast<uint32_t>(0))) return false;
+        if (!WriteUInt32(sstr, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() / 2)) return false;
+        if (!WriteUInt32(sstr, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max())) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteInt(sstr, std::numeric_limits<int>::min())) return false;
+        if (!WriteInt(sstr, std::numeric_limits<int>::min() / 2)) return false;
+        if (!WriteInt(sstr, -1)) return false;
+        if (!WriteInt(sstr, 0)) return false;
+        if (!WriteInt(sstr, std::numeric_limits<int>::max() / 2)) return false;
+        if (!WriteInt(sstr, std::numeric_limits<int>::max())) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteLong(sstr, std::numeric_limits<long>::min())) return false;
+        if (!WriteLong(sstr, std::numeric_limits<long>::min() / 2L)) return false;
+        if (!WriteLong(sstr, -1L)) return false;
+        if (!WriteLong(sstr, 0L)) return false;
+        if (!WriteLong(sstr, std::numeric_limits<long>::max() / 2L)) return false;
+        if (!WriteLong(sstr, std::numeric_limits<long>::max())) return false;
+
+        // test with padding bytes (not currently used anywhere)
+        if (!WriteLong(sstr, 1234567890L, 10)) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteFloat(sstr, std::numeric_limits<float>::min())) return false;
+        if (!WriteFloat(sstr, 0.0f)) return false;
+        if (!WriteFloat(sstr, std::numeric_limits<float>::max())) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteDouble(sstr, std::numeric_limits<double>::min())) return false;
+        if (!WriteDouble(sstr, 0.0)) return false;
+        if (!WriteDouble(sstr, std::numeric_limits<double>::max())) return false;
+
+        if (!WriteString(sstr, "")) return false;
+        if (!WriteString(sstr, teststring)) return false;
+        return true;
+    };
+
+    if ( !CallWriteFunctions() )
+    {
+        ADD_FAILURE() << "failed in CallWriteFunctions()" << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::stringstream savestream("");
+
+    if ( !WriteStream(savestream, sstr) )
+    {
+        ADD_FAILURE() << "CBot::WriteStream() failed" << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::stringstream newstream("");
+
+    if ( !ReadStream(savestream, newstream) )
+    {
+        ADD_FAILURE() << "CBot:ReadStream() failed" << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto CallReadFunctions = [&teststring, &newstream]() -> bool
+    {
+        unsigned short w = 1;
+        if (!ReadWord(newstream, w)) return false;
+        if (w != static_cast<unsigned short>(0)) return false;
+        if (!ReadWord(newstream, w)) return false;
+        if (w != std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max() / 2) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadWord(newstream, w)) return false;
+        if (w != std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max()) return false;
+
+        char c = 1;
+        if (!ReadByte(newstream, c)) return false;
+        if (c != std::numeric_limits<char>::min()) return false;
+        if (!ReadByte(newstream, c)) return false;
+        if (c != std::numeric_limits<char>::max()) return false;
+
+        short s = 1;
+        if (!ReadShort(newstream, s)) return false;
+        if (s != std::numeric_limits<short>::min()) return false;
+        if (!ReadShort(newstream, s)) return false;
+        if (s != std::numeric_limits<short>::min() / 2) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadShort(newstream, s)) return false;
+        if (s != -1) return false;
+        if (!ReadShort(newstream, s)) return false;
+        if (s != 0) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadShort(newstream, s)) return false;
+        if (s != std::numeric_limits<short>::max() / 2) return false;
+        if (!ReadShort(newstream, s)) return false;
+        if (s != std::numeric_limits<short>::max()) return false;
+
+        uint32_t u = 1;
+        if (!ReadUInt32(newstream, u)) return false;
+        if (u != static_cast<uint32_t>(0)) return false;
+        if (!ReadUInt32(newstream, u)) return false;
+        if (u != std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() / 2) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadUInt32(newstream, u)) return false;
+        if (u != std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) return false;
+
+        int i = 1;
+        if (!ReadInt(newstream, i)) return false;
+        if (i != std::numeric_limits<int>::min()) return false;
+        if (!ReadInt(newstream, i)) return false;
+        if (i != std::numeric_limits<int>::min() / 2) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadInt(newstream, i)) return false;
+        if (i != -1) return false;
+        if (!ReadInt(newstream, i)) return false;
+        if (i != 0) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadInt(newstream, i)) return false;
+        if (i != std::numeric_limits<int>::max() / 2) return false;
+        if (!ReadInt(newstream, i)) return false;
+        if (i != std::numeric_limits<int>::max()) return false;
+
+        long l = 1L;
+        if (!ReadLong(newstream, l)) return false;
+        if (l != std::numeric_limits<long>::min()) return false;
+        if (!ReadLong(newstream, l)) return false;
+        if (l != std::numeric_limits<long>::min() / 2L) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadLong(newstream, l)) return false;
+        if (l != -1L) return false;
+        if (!ReadLong(newstream, l)) return false;
+        if (l != 0L) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadLong(newstream, l)) return false;
+        if (l != std::numeric_limits<long>::max() / 2L) return false;
+        if (!ReadLong(newstream, l)) return false;
+        if (l != std::numeric_limits<long>::max()) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadLong(newstream, l)) return false;
+        if (l != 1234567890L) return false;
+
+        float f = 1.0f;
+        if (!ReadFloat(newstream, f)) return false;
+        if (f != std::numeric_limits<float>::min()) return false;
+        if (!ReadFloat(newstream, f)) return false;
+        if (f != 0.0f) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadFloat(newstream, f)) return false;
+        if (f != std::numeric_limits<float>::max()) return false;
+
+        double d = 1.0;
+        if (!ReadDouble(newstream, d)) return false;
+        if (d != std::numeric_limits<double>::min()) return false;
+        if (!ReadDouble(newstream, d)) return false;
+        if (d != 0.0) return false;
+
+        if (!ReadDouble(newstream, d)) return false;
+        if (d != std::numeric_limits<double>::max()) return false;
+
+        std::string newstring = "should be empty string after next read";
+        if (!ReadString(newstream, newstring)) return false;
+        if (newstring != "") return false;
+
+        if (!ReadString(newstream, newstring)) return false;
+        if (newstring != teststring) return false;
+        return true;
+    };
+
+    if ( !CallReadFunctions() )
+    {
+        ADD_FAILURE() << "failed in CallReadFunctions()" << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_F(CBotUT, EmptyTest)
 {
     ExecuteTest(