diff --git a/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.cpp b/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.cpp
index 83fdc99da..d5db3bac4 100644
--- a/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.cpp
+++ b/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.cpp
@@ -871,14 +871,14 @@ void OutgoingDataCreator::SendKitten(const QImage& kitten) {
   }
 }
 
-void OutgoingDataCreator::DoGlobalSearch(QString &query, RemoteClient *client) {
+void OutgoingDataCreator::DoGlobalSearch(const QString &query, RemoteClient *client) {
   int id = app_->global_search()->SearchAsync(query);
 
   GlobalSearchRequest request(id, query, client);
   global_search_result_map_.insert(id, request);
 }
 
-void OutgoingDataCreator::ResultsAvailable(int id, SearchProvider::ResultList results) {
+void OutgoingDataCreator::ResultsAvailable(int id, const SearchProvider::ResultList& results) {
   if (!global_search_result_map_.contains(id)) return;
 
   GlobalSearchRequest search_request = global_search_result_map_.value(id);
diff --git a/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.h b/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.h
index c4bf2dc21..d4eabe735 100644
--- a/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.h
+++ b/src/networkremote/outgoingdatacreator.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ struct GlobalSearchRequest {
   QString query_;
   RemoteClient* client_;
   GlobalSearchRequest()
-    : id_(-1), query_(""), client_(nullptr) {}
-  GlobalSearchRequest(int i, QString q, RemoteClient* c)
+    : id_(-1), client_(nullptr) {}
+  GlobalSearchRequest(int i, const QString& q, RemoteClient* c)
     : id_(i), query_(q), client_(c) {}
 };
 
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class OutgoingDataCreator : public QObject {
   void EnableKittens(bool aww);
   void SendKitten(const QImage& kitten);
 
-  void DoGlobalSearch(QString& query, RemoteClient* client);
-  void ResultsAvailable(int id, SearchProvider::ResultList results);
+  void DoGlobalSearch(const QString& query, RemoteClient* client);
+  void ResultsAvailable(int id, const SearchProvider::ResultList& results);
   void SearchFinished(int id);
 
  private: