diff --git a/locator/production_snitch_base.cc b/locator/production_snitch_base.cc
index e249b0df07..3f954ce9b0 100644
--- a/locator/production_snitch_base.cc
+++ b/locator/production_snitch_base.cc
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ production_snitch_base::production_snitch_base(snitch_config cfg)
 }
 
 
-sstring production_snitch_base::get_rack() {
+sstring production_snitch_base::get_rack() const {
     return _my_rack;
 }
 
-sstring production_snitch_base::get_datacenter() {
+sstring production_snitch_base::get_datacenter() const {
     return _my_dc;
 }
 
diff --git a/locator/production_snitch_base.hh b/locator/production_snitch_base.hh
index dfc5741e53..850fc4f7e6 100644
--- a/locator/production_snitch_base.hh
+++ b/locator/production_snitch_base.hh
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public:
 
     explicit production_snitch_base(snitch_config);
 
-    virtual sstring get_rack() override;
-    virtual sstring get_datacenter() override;
+    virtual sstring get_rack() const override;
+    virtual sstring get_datacenter() const override;
     virtual void set_backreference(snitch_ptr& d) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh b/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh
index 28031f927e..0497a7d245 100644
--- a/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh
+++ b/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ struct rack_inferring_snitch : public snitch_base {
         set_snitch_ready();
     }
 
-    virtual sstring get_rack() override {
+    virtual sstring get_rack() const override {
         auto endpoint = utils::fb_utilities::get_broadcast_address();
         return std::to_string(uint8_t(endpoint.bytes()[2]));
     }
 
-    virtual sstring get_datacenter() override {
+    virtual sstring get_datacenter() const override {
         auto endpoint = utils::fb_utilities::get_broadcast_address();
         return std::to_string(uint8_t(endpoint.bytes()[1]));
     }
diff --git a/locator/simple_snitch.hh b/locator/simple_snitch.hh
index e95c7fafd0..1e2954b48b 100644
--- a/locator/simple_snitch.hh
+++ b/locator/simple_snitch.hh
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ struct simple_snitch : public snitch_base {
         set_snitch_ready();
     }
 
-    virtual sstring get_rack() override {
+    virtual sstring get_rack() const override {
         return "rack1";
     }
 
-    virtual sstring get_datacenter() override {
+    virtual sstring get_datacenter() const override {
         return "datacenter1";
     }
 
diff --git a/locator/snitch_base.hh b/locator/snitch_base.hh
index d0b3d601f9..22c90f7df3 100644
--- a/locator/snitch_base.hh
+++ b/locator/snitch_base.hh
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public:
     /**
      * returns a String representing the rack local node belongs to
      */
-    virtual sstring get_rack() = 0;
+    virtual sstring get_rack() const = 0;
 
     /**
      * returns a String representing the datacenter local node belongs to
      */
-    virtual sstring get_datacenter() = 0;
+    virtual sstring get_datacenter() const = 0;
 
     /**
      * returns whatever info snitch wants to gossip