diff --git a/src/network/core/config.cpp b/src/network/core/config.cpp
index 8451ecac58..2ff06a6312 100644
--- a/src/network/core/config.cpp
+++ b/src/network/core/config.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * @param fallback The fallback in case the environment variable is not set.
  * @return The environment value, or when that does not exist the given fallback value.
  */
-static const char *GetEnv(const char *variable, const char *fallback)
+static std::string_view GetEnv(const char *variable, std::string_view fallback)
 {
 	const char *value = std::getenv(variable);
 	return StrEmpty(value) ? fallback : value;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const char *GetEnv(const char *variable, const char *fallback)
  * or when it has not been set a hard coded default DNS hostname of the production server.
  * @return The game coordinator's connection string.
  */
-const char *NetworkCoordinatorConnectionString()
+std::string_view NetworkCoordinatorConnectionString()
 {
 	return GetEnv("OTTD_COORDINATOR_CS", "coordinator.openttd.org");
 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const char *NetworkCoordinatorConnectionString()
  * or when it has not been set a hard coded default DNS hostname of the production server.
  * @return The STUN server's connection string.
  */
-const char *NetworkStunConnectionString()
+std::string_view NetworkStunConnectionString()
 {
 	return GetEnv("OTTD_STUN_CS", "stun.openttd.org");
 }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const char *NetworkStunConnectionString()
  * or when it has not been set a hard coded default DNS hostname of the production server.
  * @return The content server's connection string.
  */
-const char *NetworkContentServerConnectionString()
+std::string_view NetworkContentServerConnectionString()
 {
 	return GetEnv("OTTD_CONTENT_SERVER_CS", "content.openttd.org");
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const char *NetworkContentServerConnectionString()
  * or when it has not been set a hard coded URI of the production server.
  * @return The content mirror's URI string.
  */
-const char *NetworkContentMirrorUriString()
+std::string_view NetworkContentMirrorUriString()
 {
 	return GetEnv("OTTD_CONTENT_MIRROR_URI", "https://binaries.openttd.org/bananas");
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const char *NetworkContentMirrorUriString()
  * or when it has not been set a hard coded URI of the production server.
  * @return The survey's URI string.
  */
-const char *NetworkSurveyUriString()
+std::string_view NetworkSurveyUriString()
 {
 	return GetEnv("OTTD_SURVEY_URI", "https://survey-participate.openttd.org/");
 }
diff --git a/src/network/core/config.h b/src/network/core/config.h
index 560d486663..7b7d1cc45f 100644
--- a/src/network/core/config.h
+++ b/src/network/core/config.h
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 #ifndef NETWORK_CORE_CONFIG_H
 #define NETWORK_CORE_CONFIG_H
 
-const char *NetworkCoordinatorConnectionString();
-const char *NetworkStunConnectionString();
-const char *NetworkContentServerConnectionString();
-const char *NetworkContentMirrorUriString();
-const char *NetworkSurveyUriString();
+std::string_view NetworkCoordinatorConnectionString();
+std::string_view NetworkStunConnectionString();
+std::string_view NetworkContentServerConnectionString();
+std::string_view NetworkContentMirrorUriString();
+std::string_view NetworkSurveyUriString();
 
 static const uint16_t NETWORK_COORDINATOR_SERVER_PORT = 3976;           ///< The default port of the Game Coordinator server (TCP)
 static const uint16_t NETWORK_STUN_SERVER_PORT        = 3975;           ///< The default port of the STUN server (TCP)