diff --git a/Ladybird/Utilities.cpp b/Ladybird/Utilities.cpp
index fff19182eb8..1e8c994965e 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Utilities.cpp
+++ b/Ladybird/Utilities.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ constexpr auto libexec_path = "libexec"sv;
 ByteString s_serenity_resource_root;
 
 Optional<ByteString> s_mach_server_name;
-Optional<ByteString> mach_server_name()
+
+Optional<ByteString const&> mach_server_name()
 {
-    return s_mach_server_name;
+    if (s_mach_server_name.has_value())
+        return *s_mach_server_name;
+    return {};
 }
+
 void set_mach_server_name(ByteString name)
 {
     s_mach_server_name = move(name);
diff --git a/Ladybird/Utilities.h b/Ladybird/Utilities.h
index d3cbc935dfb..83436e7278b 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Utilities.h
+++ b/Ladybird/Utilities.h
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ ErrorOr<ByteString> application_directory();
 ErrorOr<Vector<ByteString>> get_paths_for_helper_process(StringView process_name);
 
 extern ByteString s_serenity_resource_root;
-Optional<ByteString> mach_server_name();
+Optional<ByteString const&> mach_server_name();
 void set_mach_server_name(ByteString name);