diff --git a/contracts/ownership/Heritable.sol b/contracts/ownership/Heritable.sol
index b0982879b..d82e09d5a 100644
--- a/contracts/ownership/Heritable.sol
+++ b/contracts/ownership/Heritable.sol
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ contract Heritable is Ownable {
     heartbeatTimeout = newHeartbeatTimeout;
   }
 
-  function ownerLives() internal constant returns (bool) {
+  function ownerLives() internal view returns (bool) {
     return timeOfDeath == 0;
   }
 }