diff --git a/src/render/mod.rs b/src/render/mod.rs
index 127315a..4084fc6 100644
--- a/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ mod vertexbuffer;
 pub use gpustate::GPUState;
 
 /// A handle to a sprite texture
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub struct SpriteTexture(pub &'static str);
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SpriteTexture(pub String);
 
 // API correction matrix.
 // cgmath uses OpenGL's matrix format, which
diff --git a/src/render/texturearray/array.rs b/src/render/texturearray/array.rs
index b69bb29..bfaf42e 100644
--- a/src/render/texturearray/array.rs
+++ b/src/render/texturearray/array.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl TextureArray {
 	}
 
 	pub fn get_sprite_texture(&self, sprite: SpriteTexture) -> Texture {
-		return self.get_texture(sprite.0);
+		return self.get_texture(&sprite.0);
 	}
 
 	fn get_texture(&self, name: &str) -> Texture {
diff --git a/src/ship.rs b/src/ship.rs
index 7f86187..ebc4016 100644
--- a/src/ship.rs
+++ b/src/ship.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impl ShipKind {
 			Self::Gypsum => "ship::gypsum",
 		};
 
-		return SpriteTexture(name);
+		return SpriteTexture(name.to_owned());
 	}
 
 	fn height(&self) -> Pfloat {