diff --git a/zone/command.cpp b/zone/command.cpp
index 03bb612df..16a17f1ff 100755
--- a/zone/command.cpp
+++ b/zone/command.cpp
@@ -9509,7 +9509,7 @@ void command_netstats(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 		}
 		
 		auto connection = c->Connection();
-		auto &opts = connection->GetManager()->GetOptions();
+		auto opts = connection->GetManager()->GetOptions();
 		auto eqs_stats = connection->GetStats();
 		auto &stats = eqs_stats.DaybreakStats;
 		auto now = EQ::Net::Clock::now();
@@ -12236,7 +12236,7 @@ void command_network(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 	{
 		auto eqsi = c->Connection();
 		auto manager = eqsi->GetManager();
-		auto &opts = manager->GetOptions();
+		auto opts = manager->GetOptions();
 	
 		if (!strcasecmp(sep->arg[2], "all"))
 		{
@@ -12294,7 +12294,7 @@ void command_network(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 	{
 		auto eqsi = c->Connection();
 		auto manager = eqsi->GetManager();
-		auto &opts = manager->GetOptions();
+		auto opts = manager->GetOptions();
 	
 		if (!strcasecmp(sep->arg[3], ""))
 		{
diff --git a/zone/eqemu_api_zone_data_service.cpp b/zone/eqemu_api_zone_data_service.cpp
index 153153c0c..6f9dd202b 100644
--- a/zone/eqemu_api_zone_data_service.cpp
+++ b/zone/eqemu_api_zone_data_service.cpp
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ void callGetPacketStatistics(Json::Value &response)
 	for (auto &iter : list) {
 		auto client                = iter.second;
 		auto connection            = client->Connection();
-		auto &opts                 = connection->GetManager()->GetOptions();
+		auto opts                 = connection->GetManager()->GetOptions();
 		auto eqs_stats             = connection->GetStats();
 		auto &stats                = eqs_stats.DaybreakStats;
 		auto now                   = EQ::Net::Clock::now();