diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp
index 199195ea0..e247c3d53 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ void CChatWindow::displayLocalPlayerTell(const ucstring &msg, uint numBlinks /*=
 	{
 		cur_time = CInterfaceManager::getTimestampHuman();
 	}
-	ucstring csr = CHARACTER_TITLE::isCsrTitle(UserEntity->getTitleRaw()) ? "(CSR) " : "";
+	ucstring csr;
+	if (CHARACTER_TITLE::isCsrTitle(UserEntity->getTitleRaw())) csr += ucstring("(CSR) ");
 	finalMsg += cur_time + csr + CI18N::get("youTell") + ": ";
 	prop.readRGBA("UI:SAVE:CHAT:COLORS:TELL"," ");
 	encodeColorTag(prop.getRGBA(), finalMsg, true);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
index 65a59a6b4..c332539dd 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
@@ -6331,8 +6331,8 @@ char* CInterfaceManager::getTimestampHuman(const char* format /* "[%H:%M:%S] " *
 bool CInterfaceManager::parseTokens(ucstring& ucstr)
 {
 	ucstring str = ucstr;
-	ucstring start_token = "$";
-	ucstring end_token = "$";
+	ucstring start_token("$");
+	ucstring end_token("$");
 	size_t start_pos = 0;
 	size_t end_pos = 1;
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_list.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_list.cpp
index 073c42daa..83642687f 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_list.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_list.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ void CPeopleList::displayLocalPlayerTell(uint index,const ucstring &msg,uint num
 	{
 		cur_time = CInterfaceManager::getTimestampHuman();
 	}
- 	ucstring csr = CHARACTER_TITLE::isCsrTitle(UserEntity->getTitleRaw()) ? "(CSR) " : "";
+ 	ucstring csr;
+	if (CHARACTER_TITLE::isCsrTitle(UserEntity->getTitleRaw())) csr += ucstring("(CSR) ");
 	ucstring finalMsg = cur_time + csr + CI18N::get("youTell") + ": " + msg;
 	// display msg with good color
 	CInterfaceProperty prop;
@@ -939,7 +940,8 @@ class CHandlerContactEntry : public IActionHandler
 				{
 					cur_time = CInterfaceManager::getTimestampHuman();
 				}
-				ucstring csr = CHARACTER_TITLE::isCsrTitle(UserEntity->getTitleRaw()) ? "(CSR) " : "";
+				ucstring csr;
+				if (CHARACTER_TITLE::isCsrTitle(UserEntity->getTitleRaw())) csr += ucstring("(CSR) ");
 				final += cur_time + csr + CI18N::get("youTell")+": ";
 				prop.readRGBA("UI:SAVE:CHAT:COLORS:TELL"," ");
 				CChatWindow::encodeColorTag(prop.getRGBA(), final, true);