Small code tweak

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/client.cc b/src/client.cc
index 69e1aaea..d2cf5e96 100644
--- a/src/client.cc
+++ b/src/client.cc
@@ -227,12 +227,11 @@ void Client::check_buffer_fs_timestamp()
         reload_buffer(context(), filename);
 }
 
-const String& Client::get_env_var(const String& name) const
+StringView Client::get_env_var(const String& name) const
 {
     auto it = m_env_vars.find(name);
-    static String empty{};
     if (it == m_env_vars.end())
-        return empty;
+        return {};
     return it->second;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client.hh b/src/client.hh
index 42e5dd9f..6beb61f4 100644
--- a/src/client.hh
+++ b/src/client.hh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 
     void change_buffer(Buffer& buffer);
 
-    const String& get_env_var(const String& name) const;
+    StringView get_env_var(const String& name) const;
 
 private:
     void on_option_changed(const Option& option) override;