diff --git a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
index 73986b9..38aa630 100644
--- a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
+++ b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
@@ -35,25 +35,23 @@
     std::pair<std::string,
               std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>>>>;
 
-const std::string notFoundMsg = "404 Not Found";
-const std::string badReqMsg = "400 Bad Request";
-const std::string methodNotAllowedMsg = "405 Method Not Allowed";
-const std::string forbiddenMsg = "403 Forbidden";
-const std::string methodFailedMsg = "500 Method Call Failed";
-const std::string methodOutputFailedMsg = "500 Method Output Error";
-
-const std::string notFoundDesc =
+const char *notFoundMsg = "404 Not Found";
+const char *badReqMsg = "400 Bad Request";
+const char *methodNotAllowedMsg = "405 Method Not Allowed";
+const char *forbiddenMsg = "403 Forbidden";
+const char *methodFailedMsg = "500 Method Call Failed";
+const char *methodOutputFailedMsg = "500 Method Output Error";
+const char *notFoundDesc =
     "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound: path or object not found";
-const std::string propNotFoundDesc = "The specified property cannot be found";
-const std::string noJsonDesc = "No JSON object could be decoded";
-const std::string methodNotFoundDesc = "The specified method cannot be found";
-const std::string methodNotAllowedDesc = "Method not allowed";
-const std::string forbiddenPropDesc =
-    "The specified property cannot be created";
-const std::string forbiddenResDesc = "The specified resource cannot be created";
+const char *propNotFoundDesc = "The specified property cannot be found";
+const char *noJsonDesc = "No JSON object could be decoded";
+const char *methodNotFoundDesc = "The specified method cannot be found";
+const char *methodNotAllowedDesc = "Method not allowed";
+const char *forbiddenPropDesc = "The specified property cannot be created";
+const char *forbiddenResDesc = "The specified resource cannot be created";
 
 void setErrorResponse(crow::Response &res, boost::beast::http::status result,
-                      const std::string &desc, const std::string &msg)
+                      const std::string &desc, const std::string_view msg)
 {
     res.result(result);
     res.jsonValue = {{"data", {{"description", desc}}},