diff --git a/src/assets/asset_loaders.cpp b/src/assets/asset_loaders.cpp
index 1065fe46..1a6177dd 100644
--- a/src/assets/asset_loaders.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/asset_loaders.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ bool assetload::texture(Assets* assets,
 
 bool assetload::shader(Assets* assets, 
                         const path filename, 
-                        const string& name) {
+                        const string name) {
     path vertexFile = filename;
     path fragmentFile = filename;
     vertexFile.append(".glslv");
     fragmentFile.append(".glslf");
-    
+
     string vertexSource = files::read_string(vertexFile);
     string fragmentSource = files::read_string(fragmentFile);