diff --git a/DWIConvert/TestSuite/checkTagValueInHeader.cxx b/DWIConvert/TestSuite/checkTagValueInHeader.cxx
index c2f103dc7..ce7a1b424 100644
--- a/DWIConvert/TestSuite/checkTagValueInHeader.cxx
+++ b/DWIConvert/TestSuite/checkTagValueInHeader.cxx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
   }
 
   //read file
-  std::ifstream file(inputFilename);
+  std::ifstream file(inputFilename.c_str());
   std::string lineText;
   while (std::getline(file, lineText))
   {
diff --git a/SuperBuild/External_VTK.cmake b/SuperBuild/External_VTK.cmake
index 3568e5760..83f64569e 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/External_VTK.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/External_VTK.cmake
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ if((NOT DEFINED VTK_DIR OR NOT DEFINED VTK_SOURCE_DIR) AND NOT ${CMAKE_PROJECT_N
   endif()
   # set(${proj}_GIT_REPOSITORY "${git_protocol}://github.com/Slicer/VTK.git" CACHE STRING "Repository from which to get VTK" FORCE)
   # set(${proj}_GIT_TAG "ea7cdc4e0b399be244e79392c67fed068c33e454")  # VTK 20141221
-  set(${proj}_GIT_REPOSITORY "${git_protocol}://vtk.org/VTK.git" CACHE STRING "Repository from which to get VTK" FORCE)
+  set(${proj}_GIT_REPOSITORY "${git_protocol}://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/VTK.git" CACHE STRING "Repository from which to get VTK" FORCE)
   set(${proj}_GIT_TAG "da7bcf245ed84e7445bf5f6b66c55fe7811d6eff")  # VTK 20161215
 
   ExternalProject_Add(${proj}