diff --git a/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb b/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb
index a44cc20..d0e5a65 100644
--- a/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb
@@ -146,16 +146,17 @@ class CMockHeaderParser
       return args if (arg =~ /^\s*((\.\.\.)|(void))\s*$/)   # we're done if we reach void by itself or ...
       arg_array = arg.split
       arg_elements = arg_array - @c_attributes              # split up words and remove known attributes
-      args << { :type   => (arg_type = arg_elements[0..-2].join(' ')),
+      args << { :type   => arg_elements[0..-2].join(' '),
                 :name   => arg_elements[-1]
               }.merge(divine_ptr_and_const(arg))
     end
     return args
   end
 
-  def divine_ptr(arg_type)
-    return false unless arg_type.include? '*'
-    return false if arg_type.gsub(/(const|char|\*|\s)+/,'').empty?
+  def divine_ptr(arg)
+    return false unless arg.include? '*'
+    # treat "const char *" and similar as a string, not a pointer
+    return false if /(^|\s)(const\s+)?char(\s+const)?\s*\*(?!.*\*)/ =~ arg
     return true
   end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/cmock_header_parser_test.rb b/test/unit/cmock_header_parser_test.rb
index 591cb57..1d13caa 100644
--- a/test/unit/cmock_header_parser_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/cmock_header_parser_test.rb
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ describe CMockHeaderParser, "Verify CMockHeaderParser Module" do
     assert_equal(expected, result[:functions])
   end
 
-  it "handle arrays and treat them as pointers" do
+  it "handle arrays and treat them as pointers or strings" do
     source = "void KeyOperated(CUSTOM_TYPE thing1[], int thing2 [ ], char thing3 [][2 ][ 3], int* thing4[4])"
     expected = [{:var_arg=>nil,
                  :return=>{ :type   => "void",
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ describe CMockHeaderParser, "Verify CMockHeaderParser Module" do
                  :contains_ptr? => true,
                  :args=>[ {:type=>"CUSTOM_TYPE*", :name=>"thing1", :ptr? => true, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false},
                           {:type=>"int*", :name=>"thing2", :ptr? => true, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false},
-                          {:type=>"char*", :name=>"thing3", :ptr? => true, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false},  #THIS one will likely change in the future when we improve multidimensional array support
+                          {:type=>"char*", :name=>"thing3", :ptr? => false, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false},  #THIS one will likely change in the future when we improve multidimensional array support
                           {:type=>"int**", :name=>"thing4", :ptr? => true, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false}    #THIS one will likely change in the future when we improve multidimensional array support
                         ],
                  :args_string=>"CUSTOM_TYPE* thing1, int* thing2, char* thing3, int** thing4",
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ describe CMockHeaderParser, "Verify CMockHeaderParser Module" do
                    :contains_ptr? => true,
                    :args=>[ {:type=>"sqlite3_stmt*", :name=>"cmock_arg2", :ptr? => true, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false},
                             {:type=>"int", :name=>"cmock_arg3", :ptr? => false, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false},
-                            {:type=>"char*", :name=>"cmock_arg4", :ptr? => true, :const? => true, :const_ptr? => false},
+                            {:type=>"char*", :name=>"cmock_arg4", :ptr? => false, :const? => true, :const_ptr? => false},
                             {:type=>"int", :name=>"n", :ptr? => false, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false},
                             {:type=>"cmock_module_func_ptr1", :name=>"cmock_arg1", :ptr? => false, :const? => false, :const_ptr? => false}
                           ],
@@ -1544,4 +1544,35 @@ describe CMockHeaderParser, "Verify CMockHeaderParser Module" do
     end
   end
 
+  it "divines ptr correctly for string types" do
+    truth_table = [
+      # argument                      ptr
+      [ "char s",                     false ],
+      [ "const char s",               false ],
+      [ "char const s",               false ],
+      [ "char *s",                    false ],
+      [ "const char *s",              false ],
+      [ "char const *s",              false ],
+      [ "char *const s",              false ],
+      [ "const char *const s",        false ],
+      [ "char const *const s",        false ],
+      [ "char **s",                   true  ],
+      [ "const char **s",             true  ],
+      [ "char const **s",             true  ],
+      [ "char *const *s",             true  ],
+      [ "const char *const *s",       true  ],
+      [ "char const *const *s",       true  ],
+      [ "char **const s",             true  ],
+      [ "const char **const s",       true  ],
+      [ "char const **const s",       true  ],
+      [ "char *const *const s",       true  ],
+      [ "const char *const *const s", true  ],
+      [ "char const *const *const s", true  ]
+    ]
+
+    truth_table.each do |entry|
+      assert_equal(@parser.divine_ptr(entry[0]), entry[1])
+    end
+  end
+
 end