diff --git a/server/core/hint.c b/server/core/hint.c
index 052c02486..0564625a4 100644
--- a/server/core/hint.c
+++ b/server/core/hint.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ HINT	*hint;
 		return head;
 	hint->next = head;
 	hint->type = HINT_PARAMETER;
-	hint->data = pname;
+	hint->data = strdup(pname);
 	hint->value = strdup(value);
 	return hint;
 }
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ bool hint_exists(
                 p_hint = &(*p_hint)->next;
         }
         return succp;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/server/core/test/testhint.c b/server/core/test/testhint.c
index b615baced..3ec5d9953 100644
--- a/server/core/test/testhint.c
+++ b/server/core/test/testhint.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ HINT    *hint;
         hint = hint_create_parameter(NULL, strdup("name"), "value");
         ss_info_dassert(NULL != hint, "New hint list should not be null");
         ss_info_dassert(0 == strcmp("value", hint->value), "Hint value should be correct");
-        ss_info_dassert(0 != hint_exists(hint, HINT_PARAMETER), "Hint of parameter type should exist");
+        ss_info_dassert(0 != hint_exists(&hint, HINT_PARAMETER), "Hint of parameter type should exist");
         ss_dfprintf(stderr, "\t..done\nFree hints.");
         if (NULL != hint) hint_free(hint);
         ss_dfprintf(stderr, "\t..done\n");