diff --git a/CASA-auth-token/client/library/engine.c b/CASA-auth-token/client/library/engine.c
index 0fd2fb07..173918d8 100644
--- a/CASA-auth-token/client/library/engine.c
+++ b/CASA-auth-token/client/library/engine.c
@@ -1238,11 +1238,11 @@ InitializeLibrary(void)
          DbgTrace(0, "-InitializeLibrary- DisableSecureConnections setting configured = %s\n", pDisableSecureConnections);
 
          // Adjust the g_rpcFlags variable based on the setting
-         if (_stricmp(pDisableSecureConnections, "true") == 0)
+         if (stricmp(pDisableSecureConnections, "true") == 0)
          {
             g_rpcFlags &= ~SECURE_RPC_FLAG;
          }
-         else if (_stricmp(pDisableSecureConnections, "false") == 0)
+         else if (stricmp(pDisableSecureConnections, "false") == 0)
          {
             g_rpcFlags |= SECURE_RPC_FLAG;
          }