diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index 65bfedad..e7b3f63e 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -943,8 +943,7 @@ _account_set_presence_priority(char* account_name, char* presence, char* priorit
 
     jabber_conn_status_t conn_status = connection_get_status();
     if (conn_status == JABBER_CONNECTED) {
-        char* connected_account = session_get_account_name();
-        resource_presence_t last_presence = accounts_get_last_presence(connected_account);
+        resource_presence_t last_presence = accounts_get_last_presence(session_get_account_name());
         if (presence_type == last_presence) {
             cl_ev_presence_send(last_presence, 0);
         }
@@ -3560,8 +3559,7 @@ cmd_join(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
     }
 
     if (args[0] == NULL) {
-        char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-        ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+        ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
         if (account && account->muc_service) {
             char* uuid = connection_create_uuid();
             auto_gchar gchar* room_str = g_strdup_printf("private-chat-%s@%s", uuid, account->muc_service);
@@ -3587,8 +3585,7 @@ cmd_join(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
     auto_gchar gchar* room = NULL;
     char* nick = NULL;
     char* passwd = NULL;
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
 
     // full room jid supplied (room@server)
     if (room_arg->localpart) {
diff --git a/src/event/client_events.c b/src/event/client_events.c
index ee32d320..9b1f0ffd 100644
--- a/src/event/client_events.c
+++ b/src/event/client_events.c
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ cl_ev_presence_send(const resource_presence_t presence_type, const int idle_secs
     auto_char char* signed_status = NULL;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGPGME
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
     if (account->pgp_keyid) {
         signed_status = p_gpg_sign(connection_get_presence_msg(), account->pgp_keyid);
     }
diff --git a/src/event/server_events.c b/src/event/server_events.c
index c577f780..4cab3979 100644
--- a/src/event/server_events.c
+++ b/src/event/server_events.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ sv_ev_roster_received(void)
         ui_show_roster();
     }
 
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
+    const char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGPGME
     // check pgp key valid if specified
@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ sv_ev_room_history(ProfMessage* message)
     if (prefs_get_boolean(PREF_NOTIFY_ROOM_OFFLINE)) {
         // check if this message was sent while we were offline.
         // if so, treat it as a new message rather than a history event.
-        char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-        auto_gchar gchar* last_activity = accounts_get_last_activity(account_name);
+        auto_gchar gchar* last_activity = accounts_get_last_activity(session_get_account_name());
         int msg_is_new = 0;
 
         if (last_activity) {
@@ -1302,8 +1301,7 @@ sv_ev_bookmark_autojoin(Bookmark* bookmark)
     if (bookmark->nick) {
         nick = strdup(bookmark->nick);
     } else {
-        char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-        ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+        ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
         nick = strdup(account->muc_nick);
         account_free(account);
     }
diff --git a/src/omemo/omemo.c b/src/omemo/omemo.c
index e995f4cc..da0bfc53 100644
--- a/src/omemo/omemo.c
+++ b/src/omemo/omemo.c
@@ -1365,8 +1365,7 @@ gboolean
 omemo_automatic_start(const char* const recipient)
 {
     gboolean result = FALSE;
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
     prof_omemopolicy_t policy;
 
     if (account->omemo_policy) {
diff --git a/src/otr/otr.c b/src/otr/otr.c
index 73c98f22..af12b209 100644
--- a/src/otr/otr.c
+++ b/src/otr/otr.c
@@ -633,8 +633,7 @@ otr_get_their_fingerprint(const char* const recipient)
 prof_otrpolicy_t
 otr_get_policy(const char* const recipient)
 {
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
     // check contact specific setting
     if (g_list_find_custom(account->otr_manual, recipient, (GCompareFunc)g_strcmp0)) {
         account_free(account);
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugins.c b/src/plugins/plugins.c
index c64dceef..6238525d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugins.c
+++ b/src/plugins/plugins.c
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ plugins_unload(const char* const name)
         caps_reset_ver();
         // resend presence to update server's disco info data for this client
         if (connection_get_status() == JABBER_CONNECTED) {
-            char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-            resource_presence_t last_presence = accounts_get_last_presence(account_name);
+            resource_presence_t last_presence = accounts_get_last_presence(session_get_account_name());
             cl_ev_presence_send(last_presence, 0);
         }
         return TRUE;
diff --git a/src/ui/chatwin.c b/src/ui/chatwin.c
index 690bfbed..edb8f96a 100644
--- a/src/ui/chatwin.c
+++ b/src/ui/chatwin.c
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ gboolean
 _pgp_automatic_start(const char* const recipient)
 {
     gboolean result = FALSE;
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
 
     if (g_list_find_custom(account->pgp_enabled, recipient, (GCompareFunc)g_strcmp0)) {
         result = TRUE;
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@ gboolean
 _ox_automatic_start(const char* const recipient)
 {
     gboolean result = FALSE;
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
 
     if (g_list_find_custom(account->ox_enabled, recipient, (GCompareFunc)g_strcmp0)) {
         result = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/ui/console.c b/src/ui/console.c
index c090fe88..6a212f42 100644
--- a/src/ui/console.c
+++ b/src/ui/console.c
@@ -2885,8 +2885,7 @@ cons_privacy_setting(void)
     }
 
     if (connection_get_status() == JABBER_CONNECTED) {
-        char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-        ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+        ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
 
         if (account->client) {
             cons_show("Client name (/account set <account> clientid)              : %s", account->client);
diff --git a/src/xmpp/bookmark.c b/src/xmpp/bookmark.c
index dc96a5c0..8721ff50 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/bookmark.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/bookmark.c
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ bookmark_join(const char* jid)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
     if (!muc_active(bookmark->barejid)) {
         char* nick = bookmark->nick;
         if (!nick) {
diff --git a/src/xmpp/message.c b/src/xmpp/message.c
index 0d153f20..388f5bb6 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/message.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/message.c
@@ -477,8 +477,7 @@ message_send_chat_pgp(const char* const barejid, const char* const msg, gboolean
 
     xmpp_stanza_t* message = NULL;
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGPGME
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
     if (account->pgp_keyid) {
         auto_jid Jid* jidp = jid_create(jid);
         auto_char char* encrypted = p_gpg_encrypt(jidp->barejid, msg, account->pgp_keyid);
@@ -540,8 +539,7 @@ message_send_chat_ox(const char* const barejid, const char* const msg, gboolean
 
     xmpp_stanza_t* message = NULL;
 
-    char* account_name = session_get_account_name();
-    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(account_name);
+    ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
 
     message = xmpp_message_new(ctx, STANZA_TYPE_CHAT, jid, id);
     xmpp_message_set_body(message, "This message is encrypted (XEP-0373: OpenPGP for XMPP).");
diff --git a/src/xmpp/presence.c b/src/xmpp/presence.c
index 2a6b3157..22a91abd 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/presence.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/presence.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ presence_send(const resource_presence_t presence_type, const int idle, char* sig
         last = STANZA_TEXT_ONLINE;
     }
 
-    char* account = session_get_account_name();
+    const char* account = session_get_account_name();
     accounts_set_last_presence(account, last);
     accounts_set_last_status(account, msg);
 }
diff --git a/src/xmpp/session.c b/src/xmpp/session.c
index de6f626a..f6d9c93d 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/session.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/session.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ session_process_events(void)
     }
 }
 
-char*
+const char*
 session_get_account_name(void)
 {
     return saved_account.name;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ session_check_autoaway(void)
     int away_time_ms = away_time * 60000;
     int xa_time_ms = xa_time * 60000;
 
-    char* account = session_get_account_name();
+    const char* account = session_get_account_name();
     resource_presence_t curr_presence = accounts_get_last_presence(account);
     auto_char char* curr_status = accounts_get_last_status(account);
 
diff --git a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
index 0e72ef33..755ad273 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jabber_conn_status_t session_connect_with_account(const ProfAccount* const accou
 void session_disconnect(void);
 void session_shutdown(void);
 void session_process_events(void);
-char* session_get_account_name(void);
+const char* session_get_account_name(void);
 void session_reconnect_now(void);
 
 void connection_disconnect(void);
diff --git a/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c b/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c
index bffe976c..1ff25e69 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ connection_get_presence_msg(void)
     return mock_ptr_type(const char*);
 }
 
-char*
+const char*
 session_get_account_name(void)
 {
     return mock_ptr_type(char*);