diff --git a/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.cpp b/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.cpp
index d2bc271..c457af8 100644
--- a/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CreatureLib::Battling::BattleLibrary::~BattleLibrary() {
     delete _statCalculator;
 }
 
-const CreatureLib::Library::LibrarySettings CreatureLib::Battling::BattleLibrary::GetSettings() const {
+const CreatureLib::Library::LibrarySettings& CreatureLib::Battling::BattleLibrary::GetSettings() const {
     return _staticLib->GetSettings();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.hpp b/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.hpp
index bf3c97d..3ed2842 100644
--- a/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.hpp
+++ b/src/Battling/Library/BattleLibrary.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace CreatureLib::Battling {
         BattleLibrary(Library::DataLibrary* staticLib, BattleStatCalculator* statCalculator);
         ~BattleLibrary();
 
-        const Library::LibrarySettings GetSettings() const;
+        const Library::LibrarySettings& GetSettings() const;
         const Library::SpeciesLibrary* GetSpeciesLibrary() const;
         const Library::ItemLibrary* GetItemLibrary() const;
         const Library::AttackLibrary* GetAttackLibrary() const;