diff --git a/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp b/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
index ac7a8550..43a00ee3 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
+++ b/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ IvrFactory::IvrFactory(const string& _app_name)
 
 // }
 
-void IvrFactory::import_object(PyObject* m, char* name, PyTypeObject* type)
+void IvrFactory::import_object(PyObject* m, const char* name, PyTypeObject* type)
 {
   if (PyType_Ready(type) < 0){
     ERROR("PyType_Ready failed !\n");
diff --git a/apps/ivr/Ivr.h b/apps/ivr/Ivr.h
index 26fa81da..013a5110 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Ivr.h
+++ b/apps/ivr/Ivr.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class IvrFactory: public AmSessionFactory
   void import_ivr_builtins();
 
   void import_object(PyObject* m, 
-		     char* name, 
+		     const char* name, 
 		     PyTypeObject* type);
 
   /** @return true if everything ok */