diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/media.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/media.cc
index 5094ba7a..026acd0d 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/media.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/media.cc
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ long WrenchFindStoredMedia(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     logfmt(logINFO, "WrenchFindStoredMedia()");
     long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
     char vname[500];
+    char file_section[50];
     try {
         REQ_STRING(in, "file_section", 5, 40, "(.*)");
         REQ_STRING(in, "sessionid", 3, 150, "(.*)");
         REQ_STRING(in, "file_uid", 3, 150, "(.*)");
 
-      switch(in["file_section"].c_str()){
+        snprintf(file_section, sizeof (file_section), "%s", in["file_section"].c_str());
+
+      switch(file_section){
 
                 case "profile":
                   snprintf(vname, sizeof (vname), "SELECT * FROM members WHERE id =1", in["file_uid"].c_str());