diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
index 89e8043..59d9dbd 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void FlippRServer::handle_help(const std::string& name, const std::string& value
 
 std::string FlippRServer::get_runtime_dir()
 {
-  const char* runtime_dir = std::getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
+  char* runtime_dir = std::getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
   if(&runtime_dir == nullptr)
   {
     runtime_dir = DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR;