diff --git a/include/Configuration.h b/include/Configuration.h
index 8ad0c484..69cc5b88 100644
--- a/include/Configuration.h
+++ b/include/Configuration.h
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ class Configuration
         /// Add an item to the configuration
         void add_item(ConfigurationItem item)
         {
-            items.insert(std::make_pair<configuration_keys, ConfigurationItem>(item.get_key(), item));
+            std::pair<configuration_keys, ConfigurationItem> pair(item.get_key(), item);
+            items.insert(pair);
         };
         
         /// Return a reference to all of the items