diff --git a/AusRegCliever/include/AC_OTE.h b/AusRegCliever/include/AC_OTE.h
index 81afb44..d6dcbe0 100644
--- a/AusRegCliever/include/AC_OTE.h
+++ b/AusRegCliever/include/AC_OTE.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ typedef auto_ptr<Session>        AC_SESSION;
     bool    acTkInitialised = false,  fatal  = false,   done = false, transferGainer,
     		bindError;
 
-	char    *thisName = "registrar.ote";
-	string  thisRegistry("Unknown"), thatAccount("Unknown"), thisAccount("Unknown"),shitName(thisName);
+	const char    *thisName = "registrar.ote";
+	string  thisRegistry("Unknown"), thatAccount("Unknown"), thisAccount("Unknown"), shitName;
 
 	int      cmd=0,debug=1000;
 	string   op("newInstance");
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ typedef auto_ptr<Session>        AC_SESSION;
        }
 
        shitName = parms[thisCase]["name"].asString();
-       thisName = (char *)shitName.c_str();
+       thisName = shitName.c_str();
        return true;
 
 	}
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ typedef auto_ptr<Session>        AC_SESSION;
     inline bool checkContOK() {
 
 	   if (!parms[thisCase].isMember("cont_id")) {
-    	   ACPRODINOTE::bindError = true;
-
+    	ACPRODINOTE::bindError = true;
 		theseLogs->logN(1,"(%d) no 'cont_id' field",cmd);
         return false;
 
@@ -87,8 +86,8 @@ typedef auto_ptr<Session>        AC_SESSION;
 
     inline bool checkPWDOK(Json::Value thisPW) {
 
-	   if (thisPW.isNull() || !thisPW.asString().compare("auth.error")) {
-
+	   if (!parms[thisCase].isMember("cont_id")) {
+	  	ACPRODINOTE::bindError = true;
 		theseLogs->logN(1,"(%d) no 'cont_pw' field",cmd);
         return false;