diff --git a/modules/task/include/task.hpp b/modules/task/include/task.hpp
index b46cb58ad..5cf19331b 100644
--- a/modules/task/include/task.hpp
+++ b/modules/task/include/task.hpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ using TaskPtr = std::shared_ptr<Task<InType, OutType>>;
 /// @param in Input to pass to the task constructor.
 /// @return Shared a pointer to the newly created task.
 template <typename TaskType, typename InType>
-std::shared_ptr<TaskType> TaskGetter(InType in) {
+std::shared_ptr<TaskType> TaskGetter(const InType &in) {
   return std::make_shared<TaskType>(in);
 }