diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index 98ddb347..ced75056 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ReturnValue_t CoreController::initialize() {
 
     sif::info << "Switching on SD card " << printoutString << ".." << std::endl;
 
-    result = SdCardManager::instance()->switchOnSdCard(preferredSdCard);
+    result = SdCardManager::instance()->switchOnSdCard(preferredSdCard, true);
     if(result == SdCardManager::ALREADY_ON) {
         sif::info << "SD card " << printoutString << " is already on" << std::endl;
     }
diff --git a/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp b/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp
index 3a7afc42..9c47f0de 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void SdCardManager::setPreferredSdCard(sd::SdCard sdCard) {
 
 ReturnValue_t SdCardManager::updateSdCardStateFile() {
     // Use q7hw utility and pipe the command output into the state file
-    std::string updateCmd = "q7hw sd info all > " + SD_STATE_FILE;
+    std::string updateCmd = "q7hw sd info all > " + std::string(SD_STATE_FILE);
     int result = std::system(updateCmd.c_str());
     if(result == 0) {
         return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;