diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/RayPick.h b/interface/src/raypick/RayPick.h
index 4af8490fdc..adacd78487 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/RayPick.h
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/RayPick.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class RayPick : public Pick<PickRay> {
 
 public:
     RayPick(const PickFilter& filter, float maxDistance, bool enabled) :
-        Pick(PickRay(Vectors::ZERO, Vectors::UP), filter, maxDistance, enabled) {
+        Pick(PickRay(), filter, maxDistance, enabled) {
     }
     
     RayPick(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 direction, const PickFilter& filter, float maxDistance, bool enabled) :
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
index f4624686ab..3d7231aed7 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void pickRayFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, PickRay& pickRay);
 class StylusTip : public MathPick {
 public:
     StylusTip() : position(NAN), velocity(NAN) {}
-    StylusTip(bilateral::Side side, glm::vec3 position = Vectors::ZERO, glm::quat orientation = Quaternions::IDENTITY, glm::vec3 velocity = Vectors::ZERO) :
+    StylusTip(const bilateral::Side& side, const glm::vec3& position = Vectors::ZERO, const glm::quat& orientation = Quaternions::IDENTITY, const glm::vec3& velocity = Vectors::ZERO) :
         side(side), position(position), orientation(orientation), velocity(velocity) {}
     StylusTip(const QVariantMap& pickVariant) : side(bilateral::Side(pickVariant["side"].toInt())), position(vec3FromVariant(pickVariant["position"])),
         orientation(quatFromVariant(pickVariant["orientation"])), velocity(vec3FromVariant(pickVariant["velocity"])) {}