diff --git a/components/nuki_lock/nuki_lock.cpp b/components/nuki_lock/nuki_lock.cpp
index 9f03e2e..149b84f 100644
--- a/components/nuki_lock/nuki_lock.cpp
+++ b/components/nuki_lock/nuki_lock.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void NukiLockComponent::update_auth_data()
     for(const auto& entry : authEntries)
     {
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Authorization entry[%d] type: %d name: %s", entry.authId, entry.idType, entry.name);
-        this->auth_entries_[entry.authId] = entry.name.c_str();
+        this->auth_entries_[entry.authId] = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(entry.name));
     }
 }