2 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/game-server/skillmanager.cpp b/src/game-server/skillmanager.cpp
index ccf15923..4d262a4a 100644
--- a/src/game-server/skillmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/game-server/skillmanager.cpp
@@ -102,17 +102,16 @@ void SkillManager::reload()
     }
 }
 
-int SkillManager::getIdFromString(std::string name)
+int SkillManager::getIdFromString(const std::string &name)
 {
     //check if already an integer, if yes just return it
     int val;
     val = atoi(name.c_str());
-    if (val) return val;
+    if (val)
+        return val;
 
     // convert to upper case for easier finding
-    name = utils::toupper(name);
-    // find it
-    SkillMap::iterator i = skillMap.find(name);
+    SkillMap::iterator i = skillMap.find(utils::toupper(name));
     if (i == skillMap.end())
     {
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/game-server/skillmanager.hpp b/src/game-server/skillmanager.hpp
index 6c8b2c0b..c6a73a5c 100644
--- a/src/game-server/skillmanager.hpp
+++ b/src/game-server/skillmanager.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace SkillManager
      * Gets the skill ID of a skill string
      * (not case-sensitive to reduce wall-bashing)
      */
-    int getIdFromString(std::string name);  // no, thorbjorn, I am not passing this as const reference. I need a local copy.
+    int getIdFromString(const std::string &name);
 }