diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp
index 48f8bb87f9..15e0b8c9b5 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ RenameMappingRequest* AssetClient::createRenameMappingRequest(const AssetPath& o
     return request;
 }
 
-AssetRequest* AssetClient::createRequest(const AssetHash& hash, ByteRange byteRange) {
+AssetRequest* AssetClient::createRequest(const AssetHash& hash, const ByteRange& byteRange) {
     auto request = new AssetRequest(hash, byteRange);
 
     // Move to the AssetClient thread in case we are not currently on that thread (which will usually be the case)
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.h b/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.h
index b204fab47e..6f9cc3cd31 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE DeleteMappingsRequest* createDeleteMappingsRequest(const AssetPathList& paths);
     Q_INVOKABLE SetMappingRequest* createSetMappingRequest(const AssetPath& path, const AssetHash& hash);
     Q_INVOKABLE RenameMappingRequest* createRenameMappingRequest(const AssetPath& oldPath, const AssetPath& newPath);
-    Q_INVOKABLE AssetRequest* createRequest(const AssetHash& hash, ByteRange byteRange = ByteRange());
+    Q_INVOKABLE AssetRequest* createRequest(const AssetHash& hash, const ByteRange& byteRange = ByteRange());
     Q_INVOKABLE AssetUpload* createUpload(const QString& filename);
     Q_INVOKABLE AssetUpload* createUpload(const QByteArray& data);
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp
index e54a058ac2..341c3b45da 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 static int requestID = 0;
 
-AssetRequest::AssetRequest(const QString& hash, ByteRange byteRange) :
+AssetRequest::AssetRequest(const QString& hash, const ByteRange& byteRange) :
     _requestID(++requestID),
     _hash(hash),
     _byteRange(byteRange)
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.h b/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.h
index e617d75157..b808ae0ca6 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
         UnknownError
     };
 
-    AssetRequest(const QString& hash, ByteRange byteRange = ByteRange());
+    AssetRequest(const QString& hash, const ByteRange& byteRange = ByteRange());
     virtual ~AssetRequest() override;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void start();
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private:
     QByteArray _data;
     int _numPendingRequests { 0 };
     MessageID _assetRequestID { INVALID_MESSAGE_ID };
-    ByteRange _byteRange;
+    const ByteRange _byteRange;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ByteRange.h b/libraries/networking/src/ByteRange.h
index 77932a8c28..6fd3559154 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ByteRange.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ByteRange.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ struct ByteRange {
     int64_t fromInclusive { 0 };
     int64_t toExclusive { 0 };
 
-    bool isSet() { return fromInclusive < 0 || fromInclusive < toExclusive; }
-    int64_t size() { return toExclusive - fromInclusive; }
+    bool isSet() const { return fromInclusive < 0 || fromInclusive < toExclusive; }
+    int64_t size() const { return toExclusive - fromInclusive; }
 
     // byte ranges are invalid if:
     // (1) the toExclusive of the range is negative