diff --git a/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm b/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm
index ce27dfe47..26da7ec3e 100644
--- a/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm
+++ b/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ SUB vwatch (globalVariables AS _OFFSET, localVariables AS _OFFSET)
                 vw_m2 = _MEM(_OFFSET(vw_buf$), vw_varSize)
                 _MEMCOPY vw_m, vw_m.OFFSET, vw_m.SIZE TO vw_m2, vw_m2.OFFSET
 
-                IF INSTR(vw_varType$, "STRING *") > 0 AND (vw_isArray <> 0 OR vw_element > 0) THEN
+                IF INSTR(vw_varType$, "STRING *") > 0 AND (vw_isArray <> 0 OR vw_element > 0 OR vw_isUDT <> 0) THEN
                     'actual data already fetched; nothing else to do
                 ELSEIF INSTR(vw_varType$, "STRING") > 0 THEN
                     IF vw_isArray <> 0 OR vw_element > 0 OR vw_isUDT <> 0 THEN
diff --git a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
index dd07e7438..da16da711 100644
--- a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
+++ b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
@@ -7312,7 +7312,11 @@ SUB DebugMode
                             IF INSTR(varType$, "STRING") = 0 THEN
                                 GOSUB findVarSize
                             ELSE
-                                varSize& = LEN(dummy%&) + LEN(dummy&)
+                                IF INSTR(varType$, " * ") = 0 THEN
+                                    varSize& = LEN(dummy%&) + LEN(dummy&)
+                                ELSE
+                                    varSize& = VAL(_TRIM$(MID$(varType$, INSTR(varType$, "STRING *") + 8)))
+                                END IF
                             END IF
 
                             cmd$ = cmd$ + MKL$(tempIndex&)