diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp
index 9eb64dcb14..1af7086933 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ QTemporaryFile* Snapshot::saveTempSnapshot(QImage image) {
     return static_cast<QTemporaryFile*>(savedFileForSnapshot(image, true, QString(), QString()));
 }
 
-QFile* Snapshot::savedFileForSnapshot(QImage & shot, bool isTemporary, const QString& userSelectedFilename, QString userSelectedPathname) {
+QFile* Snapshot::savedFileForSnapshot(QImage & shot, bool isTemporary, const QString& userSelectedFilename, const QString& userSelectedPathname) {
 
     // adding URL to snapshot
     QUrl currentURL = DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->currentPublicAddress();
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
index 20e9e8339f..86c860cfcb 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public slots:
     Q_INVOKABLE QString getSnapshotsLocation();
     Q_INVOKABLE void setSnapshotsLocation(const QString& location);
 private:
-    static QFile* savedFileForSnapshot(QImage & image, bool isTemporary, const QString& userSelectedFilename, QString userSelectedPathname);
+    static QFile* savedFileForSnapshot(QImage & image, bool isTemporary, const QString& userSelectedFilename, const QString& userSelectedPathname);
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_Snapshot_h