diff --git a/include/ibm/locks.hpp b/include/ibm/locks.hpp
index 10f0a9a..b39bada 100644
--- a/include/ibm/locks.hpp
+++ b/include/ibm/locks.hpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 
     // validate the lock request
 
-    for (auto& lockRecord : lockRequestStructure)
+    for (const auto& lockRecord : lockRequestStructure)
     {
         bool status = isValidLockRequest(lockRecord);
         if (!status)
diff --git a/include/ibm/management_console_rest.hpp b/include/ibm/management_console_rest.hpp
index 876ceb3..e80e727 100644
--- a/include/ibm/management_console_rest.hpp
+++ b/include/ibm/management_console_rest.hpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         return;
     }
     std::uintmax_t saveAreaDirSize = 0;
-    for (auto& it : iter)
+    for (const auto& it : iter)
     {
         if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(it, ec))
         {