diff --git a/GeoLib/Station.cpp b/GeoLib/Station.cpp
index 34e0a2238365971b3d013f8e397b824d5c7c1edf..3f8097fea18624436ee53d340d77493625515c94 100644
--- a/GeoLib/Station.cpp
+++ b/GeoLib/Station.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 
 namespace GeoLib
 {
-Station::Station(double x, double y, double z, std::string name) :
-    Point (x,y,z), _name(std::move(name)), _type(Station::StationType::STATION),
+Station::Station(double x, double y, double z, std::string const& name) :
+    Point (x,y,z), _name(name), _type(Station::StationType::STATION),
     _station_value(0.0), _sensor_data(nullptr)
 {}
 
-Station::Station(Point* coords, std::string name) :
-    Point (*coords), _name(std::move(name)), _type(Station::StationType::STATION),
+Station::Station(Point* coords, std::string const& name) :
+    Point (*coords), _name(name), _type(Station::StationType::STATION),
     _station_value(0.0), _sensor_data(nullptr)
 {}
 
diff --git a/GeoLib/Station.h b/GeoLib/Station.h
index 243c9ccea8d753fe51d16b2cdcd567da803aae2e..9305b5af59db255d47eeaaa1c904952e1a55e802 100644
--- a/GeoLib/Station.h
+++ b/GeoLib/Station.h
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ public:
     Station(double x = 0.0,
             double y = 0.0,
             double z = 0.0,
-            std::string name = "");
+            std::string const& name = "");
 
-    Station(Point* coords, std::string name = "");
+    Station(Point* coords, std::string const& name = "");
 
     /**
      * Constructor copies the source object