diff --git a/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.cpp b/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.cpp
index e41472a8c5..aec8bf072a 100644
--- a/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(inputplugins, "hifi.inputplugins")
 
 #include <NeuronDataReader.h>
 
-const QString NeuronPlugin::NAME = "Neuron";
-const QString NeuronPlugin::NEURON_ID_STRING = "Perception Neuron";
+const char* NeuronPlugin::NAME = "Neuron";
+const char* NeuronPlugin::NEURON_ID_STRING = "Perception Neuron";
 
 // indices of joints of the Neuron standard skeleton.
 // This is 'almost' the same as the High Fidelity standard skeleton.
diff --git a/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.h b/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.h
index 576deb64ae..0e4ea4e7ff 100644
--- a/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.h
+++ b/plugins/hifiNeuron/src/NeuronPlugin.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
 
     // Plugin functions
     virtual bool isSupported() const override;
-    virtual const QString& getName() const override { return NAME; }
+    virtual const char* getName() const override { return NAME; }
     const QString& getID() const override { return NEURON_ID_STRING; }
 
     virtual bool activate() override;
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ protected:
 
     std::shared_ptr<InputDevice> _inputDevice { std::make_shared<InputDevice>() };
 
-    static const QString NAME;
-    static const QString NEURON_ID_STRING;
+    static const char* NAME;
+    static const char* NEURON_ID_STRING;
 
     std::string _serverAddress;
     int _serverPort;