diff --git a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.cpp b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.cpp
index 4cc91a3b..9cda11e3 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.cpp
@@ -31,20 +31,14 @@ ReturnValue_t cfdp::PutRequest::serialize(uint8_t **buffer, size_t *size, size_t
     return result;
   }
   if (!metadataOnly) {
-    result = SerializeAdapter::serialize(&sourceNameSize, buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
+    result = sourceName.serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
     if (result != OK) {
       return result;
     }
-    std::memcpy(*buffer, sourceName, sourceNameSize);
-    *buffer += sourceNameSize;
-    *size += sourceNameSize;
-    result = SerializeAdapter::serialize(&destNameSize, buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
+    result = destName.serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
     if (result != OK) {
       return result;
     }
-    std::memcpy(*buffer, destName, destNameSize);
-    *buffer += destNameSize;
-    *size += destNameSize;
     result =
         SerializeAdapter::serialize(&hasTransmissionMode, buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
     if (result != OK) {
@@ -100,21 +94,11 @@ ReturnValue_t cfdp::PutRequest::deSerialize(const uint8_t **buffer, size_t *size
     return result;
   }
   if (!metadataOnly) {
-    result = SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&sourceNameSize, buffer, size, streamEndianness);
+    result = sourceName.deSerialize(buffer, size, streamEndianness);
     if (result != OK) {
       return result;
     }
-    sourceName = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(*buffer);
-    *buffer += sourceNameSize;
-    *size += sourceNameSize;
-    result = SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&destNameSize, buffer, size, streamEndianness);
-    if (result != OK) {
-      return result;
-    }
-    destName = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(*buffer);
-    *buffer += destNameSize;
-    *size += destNameSize;
-    result = SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&hasTransmissionMode, buffer, size, streamEndianness);
+    result = destName.deSerialize(buffer, size, streamEndianness);
     if (result != OK) {
       return result;
     }
@@ -153,7 +137,7 @@ size_t cfdp::PutRequest::getSerializedSize() const {
   // Entity ID LV (1 leading size byte) and the metadata only flag.
   size_t baseSize = 1 + destId.getSerializedSize() + 1;
   if (!metadataOnly) {
-    baseSize += sizeof(sourceNameSize) + sourceNameSize + sizeof(destNameSize) + destNameSize + 2;
+    baseSize += sourceName.getSerializedSize() + destName.getSerializedSize() + 2;
   }
   baseSize += sizeof(msgsToUsersTotalSize) + msgsToUsersTotalSize + sizeof(fsRequestsTotalSize) +
               fsRequestsTotalSize;
@@ -162,6 +146,14 @@ size_t cfdp::PutRequest::getSerializedSize() const {
 
 void cfdp::PutRequest::setSourceAndDestName(cfdp::StringLv &sourceName_,
                                             cfdp::StringLv &destName_) {
-  this->sourceName = sourceName_.getString(sourceNameSize);
-  this->destName = destName_.getString(destNameSize);
+  this->sourceName = sourceName_;
+  this->destName = destName_;
 }
+
+const cfdp::StringLv &cfdp::PutRequest::getSourceName() const { return sourceName; }
+
+const cfdp::StringLv &cfdp::PutRequest::getDestName() const { return destName; }
+
+const cfdp::EntityId &cfdp::PutRequest::getDestId() const { return destId; }
+
+void cfdp::PutRequest::setDestId(cfdp::EntityId id) { destId = std::move(id); }
diff --git a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.h b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.h
index e323c6e3..a64b35d3 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/PutRequest.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ namespace cfdp {
 
 class PutRequest : public SerializeIF {
  public:
-  EntityId destId;
-
   /**
    * Metadata only constructor.
    * @param destId
@@ -34,15 +32,26 @@ class PutRequest : public SerializeIF {
                             Endianness streamEndianness) override;
   [[nodiscard]] size_t getSerializedSize() const override;
   void setSourceAndDestName(cfdp::StringLv& sourceName, cfdp::StringLv& destName);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const cfdp::StringLv& getSourceName() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const cfdp::StringLv& getDestName() const;
+
   [[nodiscard]] bool isMetadataOnly() const;
 
+  [[nodiscard]] const EntityId& getDestId() const;
+  void setDestId(EntityId id);
+
  private:
+  EntityId destId;
   uint8_t metadataOnly = true;
   // Transaction parameters. Omitted if the put request is metadata only.
-  const char* destName = nullptr;
-  uint64_t destNameSize = 0;
-  const char* sourceName = nullptr;
-  uint64_t sourceNameSize = 0;
+  cfdp::StringLv sourceName;
+
+  cfdp::StringLv destName;
+  // const char* destName = nullptr;
+  // uint64_t destNameSize = 0;
+  // const char* sourceName = nullptr;
+  // uint64_t sourceNameSize = 0;
   bool hasTransmissionMode = false;
   uint8_t transmissionMode = TransmissionMode::UNACKNOWLEDGED;
   bool hasClosureRequested = false;
diff --git a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp
index 4f3785f4..ab08915b 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp
@@ -30,19 +30,12 @@ ReturnValue_t cfdp::ReservedMessageParser::parse(const uint8_t* msgsToUserPtr,
     uint8_t messageType = 0;
     if (tlv.isReservedCfdpMessage(messageType, &currentPtr, deserSize)) {
       if (messageType == static_cast<uint8_t>(ProxyOpMessageType::PUT_REQUEST)) {
-        cfdp::Lv entityIdLv;
-        result = entityIdLv.deSerialize(&currentPtr, &deserSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
+        EntityId entityIdLv;
+        entityIdLv.deSerializeFromLv(&currentPtr, &deserSize);
         if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
           return result;
         }
-        size_t entityIdSize = 0;
-        const uint8_t* deserStart = entityIdLv.getValue(&entityIdSize);
-        result = putRequest.destId.deSerialize(static_cast<cfdp::WidthInBytes>(entityIdSize),
-                                               &deserStart, &entityIdSize,
-                                               SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
-        if (result != OK) {
-          return result;
-        }
+        putRequest.setDestId(entityIdLv);
         cfdp::StringLv sourceFileName;
         result =
             sourceFileName.deSerialize(&currentPtr, &deserSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
diff --git a/unittests/cfdp/handler/CMakeLists.txt b/unittests/cfdp/handler/CMakeLists.txt
index c5da0627..6a8b25ec 100644
--- a/unittests/cfdp/handler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittests/cfdp/handler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 target_sources(
   ${FSFW_TEST_TGT}
   PRIVATE testDistributor.cpp testDestHandler.cpp testReservedMsgParser.cpp
-          testSourceHandler.cpp testFaultHandler.cpp)
+          testPutRequest.cpp testSourceHandler.cpp testFaultHandler.cpp)
diff --git a/unittests/cfdp/handler/testPutRequest.cpp b/unittests/cfdp/handler/testPutRequest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..501bf325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/cfdp/handler/testPutRequest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+
+TEST_CASE("Put Request", "[cfdp]") {}
diff --git a/unittests/cfdp/handler/testReservedMsgParser.cpp b/unittests/cfdp/handler/testReservedMsgParser.cpp
index 622ebafe..2d5b942d 100644
--- a/unittests/cfdp/handler/testReservedMsgParser.cpp
+++ b/unittests/cfdp/handler/testReservedMsgParser.cpp
@@ -55,5 +55,10 @@ TEST_CASE("Reserved Message Parser", "[cfdp]") {
   CHECK(packetLen > 0);
   PutRequest putRequest;
   size_t dummy = packetLen;
-  CHECK(putRequest.deSerialize(&data, &dummy, SerializeIF::Endianness::MACHINE) == OK);
+  REQUIRE(putRequest.deSerialize(&data, &dummy, SerializeIF::Endianness::MACHINE) == OK);
+  CHECK(putRequest.getDestId().getValue() == entityId.getValue());
+  CHECK(putRequest.getDestId().getWidth() == entityId.getWidth());
+  // size_t sourceNameSize = 0;
+  // const char* sourceNameStart
+  // CHECK(putRequest.getSourceName(sourceNameSize));
 }