diff --git a/code/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/stat_globals.cpp b/code/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/stat_globals.cpp
index 40d3054ae..a501c356e 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/stat_globals.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/stat_globals.cpp
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@ namespace STAT_GLOBALS
 	NLMISC::CSString getInputFilePath(const NLMISC::CSString& path)
 	{
 		NLMISC::CSString pathRoot= NLMISC::CPath::standardizePath(InputFileDirectory.get());
-		return (path.left((uint)pathRoot.size())==pathRoot)? path: pathRoot+path;
+		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path : CSString(pathRoot+path);
 	}
 
 	NLMISC::CSString getScriptFilePath(const NLMISC::CSString& path)
 	{
 		NLMISC::CSString pathRoot= NLMISC::CPath::standardizePath(ScriptDirectory.get());
-		return (path.left((uint)pathRoot.size())==pathRoot)? path: pathRoot+path;
+		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path : CSString(pathRoot+path);
 	}
 
 	NLMISC::CSString getOutputFilePath(const NLMISC::CSString& path)
 	{
 		NLMISC::CSString pathRoot= NLMISC::CPath::standardizePath(OutputDirectory.get());
-		return (path.left((uint)pathRoot.size())==pathRoot)? path: pathRoot+path;
+		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path : CSString(pathRoot+path);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/server/src/pd_support_service/stat_globals.cpp b/code/ryzom/server/src/pd_support_service/stat_globals.cpp
index 78c753b53..a501c356e 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/server/src/pd_support_service/stat_globals.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/server/src/pd_support_service/stat_globals.cpp
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@ namespace STAT_GLOBALS
 	NLMISC::CSString getInputFilePath(const NLMISC::CSString& path)
 	{
 		NLMISC::CSString pathRoot= NLMISC::CPath::standardizePath(InputFileDirectory.get());
-		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path:pathRoot+path;
+		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path : CSString(pathRoot+path);
 	}
 
 	NLMISC::CSString getScriptFilePath(const NLMISC::CSString& path)
 	{
 		NLMISC::CSString pathRoot= NLMISC::CPath::standardizePath(ScriptDirectory.get());
-		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path:pathRoot+path;
+		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path : CSString(pathRoot+path);
 	}
 
 	NLMISC::CSString getOutputFilePath(const NLMISC::CSString& path)
 	{
 		NLMISC::CSString pathRoot= NLMISC::CPath::standardizePath(OutputDirectory.get());
-		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path:pathRoot+path;
+		return path.left((uint)pathRoot.size()) == pathRoot ? path : CSString(pathRoot+path);
 	}