diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.cpp
index 8f7f1ca8..fe43b494 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #include "plGenericVar.h"
 #include "pnMessage/plMessage.h"
 
-plNetSharedState::plNetSharedState(char* name) : fServerMayDelete(false)
+plNetSharedState::plNetSharedState(const char* name) : fServerMayDelete(false)
 { 
     SetName(name);
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.h b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.h
index 707fcb25..2fae4637 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetSharedState.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected:
     bool    fServerMayDelete;   // ok to delete (don't save) since this state is equivalent to the default state
 public:
     
-    plNetSharedState(char* name=nil);
+    plNetSharedState(const char* name=nil);
     virtual ~plNetSharedState();
 
     virtual void Copy(plNetSharedState* ss);