diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index 111bccc..bf7ffa5 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -182,10 +182,9 @@ std::string utils::toISODate(time_t t)
 	return std::string{result};
 }
 
-std::string utils::trim(const std::string &str)
+std::string utils::trim(std::string_view view)
 {
 	std::string_view chars = " \t\n\r";
-	std::string_view view = str;
 	auto n = view.find_first_not_of(chars);
 	if(n != std::string_view::npos)
 	{
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 40bea55..4e08569 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ template <class T> inline std::string toString(const T &v)
 	return std::string(v.begin(), v.end());
 }
 
-std::string trim(const std::string &str);
+std::string trim(std::string_view view);
 
 } // namespace utils
 #endif