diff --git a/server/src/rbx.rs b/server/src/rbx.rs
index 49822ea7..957f40cb 100644
--- a/server/src/rbx.rs
+++ b/server/src/rbx.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use id::Id;
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ pub struct RbxInstance {
     pub parent: Option<Id>,
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<&'a RbxInstance> for Cow<'a, RbxInstance> {
+    fn from(instance: &'a RbxInstance) -> Cow<'a, RbxInstance> {
+        Cow::Borrowed(instance)
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct RbxTree {
     instances: HashMap<Id, RbxInstance>,
 }
@@ -81,7 +88,9 @@ impl RbxTree {
         ids_deleted
     }
 
-    pub fn get_instance<'a, 'b>(&'a self, id: Id, output: &'b mut HashMap<Id, &'a RbxInstance>) {
+    pub fn get_instance<'a, 'b, T>(&'a self, id: Id, output: &'b mut HashMap<Id, T>)
+        where T: From<&'a RbxInstance>
+    {
         let mut ids_to_visit = vec![id];
 
         loop {
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ impl RbxTree {
 
             match self.instances.get(&id) {
                 Some(instance) => {
-                    output.insert(id, instance);
+                    output.insert(id, instance.into());
 
                     for child_id in &instance.children {
                         ids_to_visit.push(*child_id);
diff --git a/server/src/web.rs b/server/src/web.rs
index 66aa5efa..d2c1de0e 100644
--- a/server/src/web.rs
+++ b/server/src/web.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ pub struct ReadAllResponse<'a> {
     pub instances: Cow<'a, HashMap<Id, RbxInstance>>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct ReadResponse<'a> {
     pub server_id: &'a str,
     pub message_cursor: i32,
-    pub instances: HashMap<Id, &'a RbxInstance>,
+    pub instances: HashMap<Id, Cow<'a, RbxInstance>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
diff --git a/server/tests/web.rs b/server/tests/web.rs
index 7d771c4b..c3585307 100644
--- a/server/tests/web.rs
+++ b/server/tests/web.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use librojo::{
     session::Session,
     project::Project,
-    web::{Server, WebConfig, ServerInfoResponse, ReadAllResponse},
+    web::{Server, WebConfig, ServerInfoResponse, ReadResponse, ReadAllResponse},
 };
 
 #[test]
@@ -48,4 +48,13 @@ fn empty() {
         assert_eq!(response.message_cursor, -1);
         assert_eq!(response.instances.as_ref(), &HashMap::new());
     }
+
+    {
+        let body = server.get_string("/api/read/0");
+        let response = serde_json::from_str::<ReadResponse>(&body).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(response.server_id, "0");
+        assert_eq!(response.message_cursor, -1);
+        assert_eq!(response.instances, HashMap::new());
+    }
 }
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