diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.cpp
index cfc073a39..3b02cf387 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.cpp
@@ -21,17 +21,9 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QTextStream>
 
-const char *Action::m_actionTypeNames[] = {
-    "keyDown",       "keyUp",     "keystroke", "switchToScreen", "switchInDirection", "lockCursorToScreen",
-    "restartServer", "mouseDown", "mouseUp",   "mousebutton"
-};
-
-const char *Action::m_switchDirectionNames[] = {"left", "right", "up", "down"};
-const char *Action::m_lockCursorModeNames[] = {"toggle", "on", "off"};
-
 QString Action::text() const
 {
-  QString text = QString(m_actionTypeNames[keySequence().isMouseButton() ? type() + 6 : type()]);
+  QString text = QString(m_actionTypeNames.at(keySequence().isMouseButton() ? type() + 6 : type()));
 
   switch (type()) {
   case keyDown:
@@ -60,11 +52,11 @@ QString Action::text() const
     break;
 
   case switchInDirection:
-    text.append(m_commandTemplate.arg(m_switchDirectionNames[m_switchDirection]));
+    text.append(m_commandTemplate.arg(m_switchDirectionNames.at(m_switchDirection)));
     break;
 
   case lockCursorToScreen:
-    text.append(m_commandTemplate.arg(m_lockCursorModeNames[m_lockCursorMode]));
+    text.append(m_commandTemplate.arg(m_lockCursorModeNames.at(m_lockCursorMode)));
     break;
 
   default:
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.h b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.h
index 8dd4c2425..051b763f0 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.h
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/Action.h
@@ -172,10 +172,22 @@ private:
   bool m_hasScreens = false;
   bool m_restartServer;
 
-  static const char *m_actionTypeNames[];
-  static const char *m_switchDirectionNames[];
-  static const char *m_lockCursorModeNames[];
   inline static const QString m_commandTemplate = QStringLiteral("(%1)");
+  inline static const QStringList m_actionTypeNames{
+      QStringLiteral("keyDown"),           QStringLiteral("keyUp"),
+      QStringLiteral("keystroke"),         QStringLiteral("switchToScreen"),
+      QStringLiteral("switchInDirection"), QStringLiteral("lockCursorToScreen"),
+      QStringLiteral("restartServer"),     QStringLiteral("mouseDown"),
+      QStringLiteral("mouseUp"),           QStringLiteral("mousebutton")
+  };
+
+  inline static const QStringList m_switchDirectionNames{
+      QStringLiteral("left"), QStringLiteral("right"), QStringLiteral("up"), QStringLiteral("down")
+  };
+
+  inline static const QStringList m_lockCursorModeNames{
+      QStringLiteral("toggle"), QStringLiteral("on"), QStringLiteral("off")
+  };
 };
 
 using ActionList = QList<Action>;