diff --git a/src/config/config_db.cpp b/src/config/config_db.cpp
index 7200398..038c05c 100644
--- a/src/config/config_db.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config_db.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace
 }
 
 // Calls other (local) database functions if the database block exists
-void Config::load_database(Config::Database& cfg, YAML::Node& node)
+void Config::load_database(Config::Database& cfg, YAML::Node node)
 {
     if (!Config::enter_block(node, "database"))
         return;
diff --git a/src/config/config_db.h b/src/config/config_db.h
index 1ed9084..9d5c162 100644
--- a/src/config/config_db.h
+++ b/src/config/config_db.h
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ namespace Config
         DB::Database::Type type{DB::Database::Type::Unset};
     };
 
-    void load_database(Config::Database& cfg, YAML::Node& node);
+    void load_database(Config::Database& cfg, YAML::Node node);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config/config_http.cpp b/src/config/config_http.cpp
index 75760ff..87dbb72 100644
--- a/src/config/config_http.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config_http.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "config_http.h"
 #include "config_helpers.h"
 
-void Config::load_http(Config::HTTP& cfg, YAML::Node& node)
+void Config::load_http(Config::HTTP& cfg, YAML::Node node)
 {
     if (!Config::enter_block(node, "http")) return;
     
diff --git a/src/config/config_http.h b/src/config/config_http.h
index 7cfcf86..605963b 100644
--- a/src/config/config_http.h
+++ b/src/config/config_http.h
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ namespace Config
         uint16_t port{8080};
     };
 
-    void load_http(Config::HTTP& cfg, YAML::Node& node);
+    void load_http(Config::HTTP& cfg, YAML::Node node);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config/config_instance.cpp b/src/config/config_instance.cpp
index 8690137..fb6eeab 100644
--- a/src/config/config_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config_instance.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "config_instance.h"
 #include "config_helpers.h"
 
-void Config::load_instance(Config::Instance& cfg, YAML::Node& node)
+void Config::load_instance(Config::Instance& cfg, YAML::Node node)
 {
     if (!Config::enter_block(node, "instance")) return;
     
diff --git a/src/config/config_instance.h b/src/config/config_instance.h
index 6ee224f..28af117 100644
--- a/src/config/config_instance.h
+++ b/src/config/config_instance.h
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ namespace Config
         std::string host{"localhost"};
     };
 
-    void load_instance(Config::Instance& cfg, YAML::Node& node);
+    void load_instance(Config::Instance& cfg, YAML::Node node);
 }