diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/mobject-ref.hpp b/src/proc/mobject/mobject-ref.hpp
index e4e5b3935..36cbdd102 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/mobject-ref.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/mobject-ref.hpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace mobject {
       /** resolves the referred placement to an 
        *  ExplicitPlacement and returns the found start time
        */
-      lib::time::Time const&
+      lib::time::Time
       getStartTime()
         {
           return pRef_.resolve().time;
diff --git a/tests/40components.tests b/tests/40components.tests
index ca4203a44..22defbc85 100644
--- a/tests/40components.tests
+++ b/tests/40components.tests
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ out-lit: Binding[advice.type.n3lib6advice4test12_GLOBAL__N_111DummyAdviceE/0(),
 out-lit: b0==Binding[]
 out-lit: b1==Binding[cat1/0(), cat2/0()]
 out-lit: b2==Binding[cat1/0(), cat2/0()]
-out-lit: b2==Binding[advice.type.n7lumiera4TimeE/0(), cat1/0(), cat2/0(), cat3/1(zzz)]
+out-lit: b2==Binding[advice.type.n3lib4time4TimeE/0(), cat1/0(), cat2/0(), cat3/1(zzz)]
 return: 0
 END
 
diff --git a/tests/45controller.tests b/tests/45controller.tests
index 20deba21c..81a23996a 100644
--- a/tests/45controller.tests
+++ b/tests/45controller.tests
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ END
 
 TEST "build argument accepting function" ArgumentTupleAccept_test <<END
 out: sizeof\( .+control.+TestClass.+ \) =   1
-out: sizeof\( .+control.+TestClass.+lumiera.Time.+ \) =  (12|16)
+out: sizeof\( .+control.+TestClass.+lib.time.TimeVar.+ \) =  (12|16)
 out: 0:..:..\.000
 return: 0
 END