diff --git a/include/asterisk/bucket.h b/include/asterisk/bucket.h
index a09ade5fd50d087f6bcee954026f3bacb93cdd50..c07fb0cbd25b2b8f5c1d5fa7b3a8768f9434b2cd 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/bucket.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/bucket.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int ast_bucket_observer_add(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
  *
  * \param callbacks Implementation of the sorcery observer interface
  */
-void ast_bucket_observer_remove(struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
+void ast_bucket_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
 
 /*!
  * \brief Get a JSON representation of a bucket
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ int ast_bucket_file_observer_add(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
  *
  * \param callbacks Implementation of the sorcery observer interface
  */
-void ast_bucket_file_observer_remove(struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
+void ast_bucket_file_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
 
 /*!
  * \brief Get a JSON representation of a bucket file
diff --git a/include/asterisk/sorcery.h b/include/asterisk/sorcery.h
index 8ce3eccf3f3c425bd7a1d9d19e4fa32843aa8ec6..1402c583394ea1829d5e5914ace83f97022fa39d 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/sorcery.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/sorcery.h
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ int __ast_sorcery_apply_default(struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type, c
  * \param sorcery Pointer to a sorcery structure
  * \param type Type of object
  * \param hidden All objects of this type are internal and should not be manipulated by users
+ * \param reloadable All objects of this type are reloadable
  * \param alloc Required object allocation callback
  * \param transform Optional transformation callback
  * \param apply Optional object set apply callback
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ int ast_sorcery_observer_add(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type
  * \retval 0 success
  * \retval -1 failure
  */
-void ast_sorcery_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type, struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
+void ast_sorcery_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type, const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks);
 
 /*!
  * \brief Create and potentially persist an object using an available wizard
@@ -720,7 +721,7 @@ void *ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_id(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *
  * \param sorcery Pointer to a sorcery structure
  * \param type Type of object to retrieve
  * \param flags Flags to control behavior
- * \param fields Optional jbject fields and values to match against
+ * \param fields Optional object fields and values to match against
  *
  * \retval non-NULL if found
  * \retval NULL if not found
diff --git a/main/bucket.c b/main/bucket.c
index 10d230b7b12d0ac3b3a6a46fbd7c339d67e4e9c1..b3a0d3ca94ac6c9e958b3ad4bf290497489363fb 100644
--- a/main/bucket.c
+++ b/main/bucket.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ int ast_bucket_observer_add(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
 	return ast_sorcery_observer_add(bucket_sorcery, "bucket", callbacks);
 }
 
-void ast_bucket_observer_remove(struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
+void ast_bucket_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
 {
 	ast_sorcery_observer_remove(bucket_sorcery, "bucket", callbacks);
 }
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ int ast_bucket_file_observer_add(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
 	return ast_sorcery_observer_add(bucket_sorcery, "file", callbacks);
 }
 
-void ast_bucket_file_observer_remove(struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
+void ast_bucket_file_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
 {
 	ast_sorcery_observer_remove(bucket_sorcery, "file", callbacks);
 }
diff --git a/main/sorcery.c b/main/sorcery.c
index 99ee2a90ebe4adac252f42c37d645c2e96e1b5d1..845ae61498feb6828426772d43c080411613832a 100644
--- a/main/sorcery.c
+++ b/main/sorcery.c
@@ -1526,6 +1526,7 @@ int ast_sorcery_observer_add(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type
 {
 	RAII_VAR(struct ast_sorcery_object_type *, object_type, ao2_find(sorcery->types, type, OBJ_KEY), ao2_cleanup);
 	struct ast_sorcery_object_type_observer *observer;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!object_type || !callbacks) {
 		return -1;
@@ -1536,10 +1537,13 @@ int ast_sorcery_observer_add(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type
 	}
 
 	observer->callbacks = callbacks;
-	ao2_link(object_type->observers, observer);
+	res = 0;
+	if (!ao2_link(object_type->observers, observer)) {
+		res = -1;
+	}
 	ao2_ref(observer, -1);
 
-	return 0;
+	return res;
 }
 
 /*! \brief Internal callback function for removing an observer */
@@ -1550,13 +1554,19 @@ static int sorcery_observer_remove(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
 	return (observer->callbacks == arg) ? CMP_MATCH | CMP_STOP : 0;
 }
 
-void ast_sorcery_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type, struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
+void ast_sorcery_observer_remove(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type, const struct ast_sorcery_observer *callbacks)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_sorcery_object_type *, object_type, ao2_find(sorcery->types, type, OBJ_KEY), ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_sorcery_object_type *, object_type, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct ast_sorcery_observer *cbs = (struct ast_sorcery_observer *) callbacks;/* Remove const for traversal. */
 
+	if (!sorcery) {
+		return;
+	}
+	object_type = ao2_find(sorcery->types, type, OBJ_KEY);
 	if (!object_type) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ao2_callback(object_type->observers, OBJ_NODATA | OBJ_UNLINK, sorcery_observer_remove, callbacks);
+	ao2_callback(object_type->observers, OBJ_NODATA | OBJ_UNLINK,
+		sorcery_observer_remove, cbs);
 }
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_configuration.c b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_configuration.c
index 835dbfbf69ef6d4e5505fb3d6aa91d35a8954b45..8ee907ba7bb5d4958ecda25b7680856efb777d18 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_configuration.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_configuration.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void persistent_endpoint_contact_observer(const void *object)
 }
 
 /*! \brief Observer for contacts so state can be updated on respective endpoints */
-static struct ast_sorcery_observer state_contact_observer = {
+static const struct ast_sorcery_observer state_contact_observer = {
 	.created = persistent_endpoint_contact_observer,
 	.deleted = persistent_endpoint_contact_observer,
 };
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c
index c8c784368996a27cdabd8d2f895340bd7a35f382..8d46eb03680fb53769fa849abf5614f52c52ff81 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static void contact_deleted(const void *obj)
 	}
 }
 
-struct ast_sorcery_observer contact_observer = {
+static const struct ast_sorcery_observer contact_observer = {
 	.created = contact_created,
 	.deleted = contact_deleted
 };
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_registrar_expire.c b/res/res_pjsip_registrar_expire.c
index 64f61ce413761f13dbdc170e6ec6280bdd174940..53f34c614a44b7f6f1a94dcf402d645feb18957e 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_registrar_expire.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_registrar_expire.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void contact_expiration_observer_deleted(const void *object)
 }
 
 /*! \brief Observer callbacks for autoexpiring contacts */
-static struct ast_sorcery_observer contact_expiration_observer = {
+static const struct ast_sorcery_observer contact_expiration_observer = {
 	.created = contact_expiration_observer_created,
 	.updated = contact_expiration_observer_updated,
 	.deleted = contact_expiration_observer_deleted,
diff --git a/tests/test_sorcery.c b/tests/test_sorcery.c
index 6b64d99495953065eb68612a6351cc5343b756f9..d2cd97c78f7b8ceb288d47bf2536ca53ba5d1e48 100644
--- a/tests/test_sorcery.c
+++ b/tests/test_sorcery.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void sorcery_observer_loaded(const char *object_type)
 }
 
 /*! \brief Test sorcery observer implementation */
-static struct ast_sorcery_observer test_observer = {
+static const struct ast_sorcery_observer test_observer = {
 	.created = sorcery_observer_created,
 	.updated = sorcery_observer_updated,
 	.deleted = sorcery_observer_deleted,