diff --git a/dZoneManager/Spawner.cpp b/dZoneManager/Spawner.cpp
index fea9ef26..e7045842 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/Spawner.cpp
+++ b/dZoneManager/Spawner.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void Spawner::Update(const float deltaTime) {
 	}
 }
 
-const std::vector<LWOOBJID>& Spawner::GetSpawnedObjectIDs() const {
+const std::vector<LWOOBJID> Spawner::GetSpawnedObjectIDs() const {
 	std::vector<LWOOBJID> ids;
 	ids.reserve(m_Entities.size());
 	for (const auto objId : m_Entities | std::views::keys) {
diff --git a/dZoneManager/Spawner.h b/dZoneManager/Spawner.h
index 98adb358..a5c9f355 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/Spawner.h
+++ b/dZoneManager/Spawner.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
 	void SetRespawnTime(const float time);
 	void SetNumToMaintain(const int32_t value);
 	bool GetIsSpawnSmashGroup() const { return m_SpawnSmashFoundGroup; };
-	const std::vector<LWOOBJID>& GetSpawnedObjectIDs() const;
+	const std::vector<LWOOBJID> GetSpawnedObjectIDs() const;
 
 	SpawnerInfo m_Info;
 	bool m_Active = true;