diff --git a/src/CPUSensor.cpp b/src/CPUSensor.cpp
index 684c430..2356821 100644
--- a/src/CPUSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/CPUSensor.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     {
         if (auto fileParts = splitFileName(path))
         {
-            auto [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
+            auto& [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
             std::string interfacePath;
             if (type.compare("power") == 0)
             {
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@
 
     if (auto fileParts = splitFileName(path))
     {
-        auto [fileType, fileNr, fileItem] = *fileParts;
+        auto& [fileType, fileNr, fileItem] = *fileParts;
         const auto mapIt = map.find(fileItem);
         if (mapIt != map.cend())
         {
             for (const auto& vectorItem : mapIt->second)
             {
-                auto [suffix, oldValue, dbusName] = vectorItem;
+                auto& [suffix, oldValue, dbusName] = vectorItem;
                 auto attrPath = boost::replace_all_copy(path, fileItem, suffix);
                 if (auto newVal =
                         readFile(attrPath, CPUSensor::sensorScaleFactor))
diff --git a/src/CPUSensorMain.cpp b/src/CPUSensorMain.cpp
index 2261af7..dfc942f 100644
--- a/src/CPUSensorMain.cpp
+++ b/src/CPUSensorMain.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
             {
                 continue;
             }
-            auto [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
+            auto& [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
             auto inputPathStr = inputPath.string();
             auto labelPath =
                 boost::replace_all_copy(inputPathStr, item, "label");
diff --git a/src/PSUSensor.cpp b/src/PSUSensor.cpp
index 5a3ecc2..25cc5ad 100644
--- a/src/PSUSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/PSUSensor.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
     if (auto fileParts = splitFileName(path))
     {
-        auto [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
+        auto& [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
         if (item.compare("input") == 0)
         {
             pathRatedMax = boost::replace_all_copy(path, item, "rated_max");
diff --git a/src/Thresholds.cpp b/src/Thresholds.cpp
index 6aa077c..f4d4ed0 100644
--- a/src/Thresholds.cpp
+++ b/src/Thresholds.cpp
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@
 
     if (auto fileParts = splitFileName(inputPath))
     {
-        auto [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
+        auto& [type, nr, item] = *fileParts;
         if (map.count(item) != 0)
         {
             for (const auto& t : map.at(item))
             {
-                auto [suffix, level, direction, offset] = t;
+                auto& [suffix, level, direction, offset] = t;
                 auto attrPath =
                     boost::replace_all_copy(inputPath, item, suffix);
                 if (auto val = readFile(attrPath, scaleFactor))