diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp
index 01264a252d..004017ca15 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ PickResultPointer CollisionPick::getEntityIntersection(const CollisionRegion& pi
         return std::make_shared<CollisionPickResult>(pick.toVariantMap(), CollisionPickResult::LOAD_STATE_NOT_LOADED, std::make_shared<std::vector<ContactTestResult>>(), std::make_shared<std::vector<ContactTestResult>>());
     }
     
-    auto entityIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_ENTITIES, *pick.shapeInfo, pick.transform);
+    auto& entityIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_ENTITIES, *pick.shapeInfo, pick.transform);
     filterIntersections(entityIntersections);
     return std::make_shared<CollisionPickResult>(pick, CollisionPickResult::LOAD_STATE_LOADED, entityIntersections, std::make_shared<std::vector<ContactTestResult>>());
 }
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ PickResultPointer CollisionPick::getAvatarIntersection(const CollisionRegion& pi
         // Cannot compute result
         return std::make_shared<CollisionPickResult>(pick.toVariantMap(), CollisionPickResult::LOAD_STATE_NOT_LOADED, std::make_shared<std::vector<ContactTestResult>>(), std::make_shared<std::vector<ContactTestResult>>());
     }
-
-    auto avatarIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_AVATARS, *pick.shapeInfo, pick.transform);
+    
+    auto &avatarIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_AVATARS, *pick.shapeInfo, pick.transform);
     filterIntersections(avatarIntersections);
     return std::make_shared<CollisionPickResult>(pick, CollisionPickResult::LOAD_STATE_LOADED, std::make_shared<std::vector<ContactTestResult>>(), avatarIntersections);
 }