diff --git a/include/hyprlang.hpp b/include/hyprlang.hpp
index b43ed49..f549787 100644
--- a/include/hyprlang.hpp
+++ b/include/hyprlang.hpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Hyprlang {
             Same as parse(), but parse a specific file, without any refreshing. 
             recommended to use for stuff like source = path.conf
         */
-        CParseResult parseFile(std::string file);
+        CParseResult parseFile(const char* file);
 
         /*!
             Parse a single "line", dynamically. 
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index be1f85c..213e963 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -506,12 +506,12 @@ CParseResult CConfig::parse() {
     if (impl->path.empty())
         return CParseResult{};
 
-    CParseResult fileParseResult = parseFile(impl->path);
+    CParseResult fileParseResult = parseFile(impl->path.c_str());
 
     return fileParseResult;
 }
 
-CParseResult CConfig::parseFile(std::string file) {
+CParseResult CConfig::parseFile(const char* file) {
     CParseResult  result;
 
     std::ifstream iffile(file);