diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
index 9071c9b35f..ac9330fdce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void ContainerWindow::setName(std::string contName)
 
 
 
-void ContainerWindow::open(MWWorld::Ptr& container)
+void ContainerWindow::open(MWWorld::Ptr container)
 {
     setName(MWWorld::Class::get(container).getName(container));
     //MWWorld::ContainerStore* containerStore = container.getContainerStore();
@@ -171,4 +171,4 @@ void ContainerWindow::onByeClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
 void ContainerWindow::onSelectedItem(MyGUI::ItemBox* _sender, size_t _index)
 {
     std::cout << "selected!";
-}
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+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
index 0e68baf021..a7787b3738 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             ContainerWindow(WindowManager& parWindowManager,MWWorld::Environment& environment,std::string guiFile);
 
 
-            void open(MWWorld::Ptr& container);
+            void open(MWWorld::Ptr container);
             void setName(std::string contName);
             void Update();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 188cc3796f..81a1902902 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ namespace MWGui
         open(mEnvironment.mWorld->getPlayer().getPlayer());
     }
 
-}
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+}