diff --git a/src/cmd/gz.cc b/src/cmd/gz.cc
index cdd559c7..25109c9e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gz.cc
+++ b/src/cmd/gz.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern "C" char *gzVersion()
 extern "C" const char *configPath()
 {
   std::string configPath = gz::launch::getPluginInstallPath();
-  return configPath.c_str();
+  return strdup(configPath.c_str());
 }
 
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