diff --git a/connect.inc b/connect.inc
index f0a75aa..c2e27dd 100644
--- a/connect.inc
+++ b/connect.inc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 forward bool OnClientPreConnectEx(const char[] name, char password[255], const char[] ip, const char[] steamID, char rejectReason[255]);
 
-public Extension:__ext_Connect = 
+public Extension __ext_Connect = 
 {
 	name = "Connect",
 	file = "connect.ext",
diff --git a/connect.sp b/connect.sp
index 14063d4..497533d 100644
--- a/connect.sp
+++ b/connect.sp
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #pragma semicolon 1 // Force strict semicolon mode.
+#pragma newdecls required // Force new syntax
 
 #include <sourcemod>
 #define REQUIRE_EXTENSIONS
 #include <connect>
 
-public bool:OnClientPreConnectEx(const String:name[], String:password[255], const String:ip[], const String:steamID[], String:rejectReason[255])
+public bool OnClientPreConnectEx(const char[] name, char password[255], const char[] ip, const char[] steamID, char rejectReason[255])
 {
 	PrintToServer("----------------\nName: %s\nPassword: %s\nIP: %s\nSteamID: %s\n----------------", name, password, ip, steamID);
 
-	new AdminId:admin = FindAdminByIdentity(AUTHMETHOD_STEAM, steamID);
+	AdminId admin = FindAdminByIdentity(AUTHMETHOD_STEAM, steamID);
 
 	if (admin == INVALID_ADMIN_ID)
 	{
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ public bool:OnClientPreConnectEx(const String:name[], String:password[255], cons
 	}
 
 	return true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}