diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/CardPrimitive.h b/projects/mtg/include/CardPrimitive.h
index fc156fcd6..7f8b8eeff 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/CardPrimitive.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/CardPrimitive.h
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class CardPrimitive {
   void addMagicText(string value, string zone);
 
   void setName(const string& value);
-  const string getName() const;
-  const string getLCName() const;
+  const string& getName() const;
+  const string& getLCName() const;
 
   void addType(char * type_text);
   void addType(int id);
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/CardPrimitive.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/CardPrimitive.cpp
index 2fbcb05ae..cd7483417 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/CardPrimitive.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/CardPrimitive.cpp
@@ -231,12 +231,12 @@ void CardPrimitive::setName(const string& value)
         Subtypes::subtypesList->find(lcname);
 }
 
-const string CardPrimitive::getName() const
+const string& CardPrimitive::getName() const
 {
     return name;
 }
 
-const string CardPrimitive::getLCName() const
+const string& CardPrimitive::getLCName() const
 {
     return lcname;
 }