diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp
index 684b85e54..57adbb39d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ void BaseBoardsCommentsItem::loadMessage()
 		if (posts.size() == 1)
 		{
 			std::cerr << (void*)this << ": Obtained post, with msgId = " << posts[0].mMeta.mMsgId << std::endl;
-			const RsPostedPost& post(posts[0]);
+            RsPostedPost post(posts[0]);	// no reference to temporary because it's passed to a thread!
 
 			RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [post,this]() { setPost(post,true); mIsLoadingMessage = false;}, this );
 		}
 		else if(comments.size() == 1)
 		{
-			const RsGxsComment& cmt = comments[0];
+            RsGxsComment cmt(comments[0]);
 			std::cerr << (void*)this << ": Obtained comment, setting messageId to threadID = " << cmt.mMeta.mThreadId << std::endl;
 
 			RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [cmt,this]()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp
index 296f3f173..ecbba96af 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp
@@ -292,13 +292,13 @@ void ChannelsCommentsItem::loadMessage()
 #ifdef DEBUG_ITEM
 			std::cerr << (void*)this << ": Obtained post, with msgId = " << posts[0].mMeta.mMsgId << std::endl;
 #endif
-            const RsGxsChannelPost& post(posts[0]);
+            RsGxsChannelPost post(posts[0]);	// no reference to temporary here, because we pass this to a thread
 
 			RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [post,this]() { setPost(post);  }, this );
 		}
 		else if(comments.size() == 1)
 		{
-			const RsGxsComment& cmt = comments[0];
+            RsGxsComment cmt(comments[0]);
 #ifdef DEBUG_ITEM
 			std::cerr << (void*)this << ": Obtained comment, setting messageId to threadID = " << cmt.mMeta.mThreadId << std::endl;
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp
index 1d61bb98b..43c94a377 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void GxsForumGroupItem::loadGroup()
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
 			return;
 		}
-		const RsGxsForumGroup& group(groups[0]);
+        RsGxsForumGroup group(groups[0]);// no reference to teporary accross threads!
 
 		RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [group,this]()
 		{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
index 556dd1108..eedb4ae20 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void GxsForumMsgItem::loadMessage()
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
 			return;
 		}
-		const RsGxsForumMsg& msg(msgs[0]);
+        RsGxsForumMsg msg(msgs[0]);
 
 		RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [msg,this]()
 		{
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void GxsForumMsgItem::loadParentMessage(const RsGxsMessageId& parent_msg)
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
 			return;
 		}
-		const RsGxsForumMsg& msg(msgs[0]);
+        RsGxsForumMsg msg(msgs[0]);
 
 		RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [msg,this]()
 		{