diff --git a/src/GUI/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI/GUI.cpp
index 16f58e26f..6657ca5c7 100644
--- a/src/GUI/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/GUI.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void App::restore_window_pos(wxTopLevelWindow* window, const wxString& name ) {
 
         window->Maximize(std::get<2>(tmp));
     }
-    catch (std::out_of_range e) {
+    catch (std::out_of_range& e) {
         // config was empty
     }
 }