diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index beef624..6820ed0 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 
-SettingsManager::SettingsManager(std::string_view filename)
+SettingsManager::SettingsManager(const std::string &filename)
     : m_filename(filename) {
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(filename)) {
         std::fstream fs;
diff --git a/src/settings.hpp b/src/settings.hpp
index 1192861..ca2303f 100644
--- a/src/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/settings.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
         std::string NSFWChannelColor { "#ed6666" };
     };
 
-    SettingsManager(std::string_view filename);
+    SettingsManager(const std::string &filename);
 
     void Close();
     bool IsValid() const;