diff --git a/CallCapture/PatchCord.cpp b/CallCapture/PatchCord.cpp
index c3701ae..4668e48 100644
--- a/CallCapture/PatchCord.cpp
+++ b/CallCapture/PatchCord.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ uint32_t PatchCord::getSpecificValue(uint32_t key)
 
     if (response != NULL)
     {
-      const char* name;
-      const char* address;
+      char* name;
+      char* dummy;
+      char* address;
       dbus_uint32_t type;
       dbus_uint32_t mode;
       dbus_uint32_t state;
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ uint32_t PatchCord::getSpecificValue(uint32_t key)
       int count;
 
       if (dbus_message_get_args(response, NULL,
-            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &banner,
+            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &dummy,
             DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &name,
             DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &type,
             DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &number,
diff --git a/SVXLink/echolink/PatchCord.cpp b/SVXLink/echolink/PatchCord.cpp
index c3701ae..4668e48 100644
--- a/SVXLink/echolink/PatchCord.cpp
+++ b/SVXLink/echolink/PatchCord.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ uint32_t PatchCord::getSpecificValue(uint32_t key)
 
     if (response != NULL)
     {
-      const char* name;
-      const char* address;
+      char* name;
+      char* dummy;
+      char* address;
       dbus_uint32_t type;
       dbus_uint32_t mode;
       dbus_uint32_t state;
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ uint32_t PatchCord::getSpecificValue(uint32_t key)
       int count;
 
       if (dbus_message_get_args(response, NULL,
-            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &banner,
+            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &dummy,
             DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &name,
             DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &type,
             DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &number,