diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/anchored_variable.h b/headers/modsecurity/anchored_variable.h
index a0a0df50..a2f1d51b 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/anchored_variable.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/anchored_variable.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AnchoredVariable {
     std::string m_value;
 
  private:
-    VariableValue m_var;
+    std::shared_ptr<VariableValue> m_var;
 };
 
 }  // namespace modsecurity
diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/variable_value.h b/headers/modsecurity/variable_value.h
index 8754403b..5251c156 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/variable_value.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/variable_value.h
@@ -60,20 +60,7 @@ class VariableValue {
         m_value(*value)
     { }
 
-    VariableValue(const VariableValue &o) :
-        m_collection(o.m_collection),
-        m_key(o.m_key),
-        m_keyWithCollection(o.m_keyWithCollection),
-        m_value(o.m_value)
-    {
-        for (auto &i : o.m_orign) {
-            VariableOrigin *origin(new VariableOrigin());
-            origin->m_offset = i.m_offset;
-            origin->m_length = i.m_length;
-            m_orign.push_back(*origin);
-        }
-    }
-
+    VariableValue(const VariableValue &o) = delete;
 
     const std::string& getName() const noexcept {
         return m_keyWithCollection;
diff --git a/src/anchored_variable.cc b/src/anchored_variable.cc
index 54f8c18a..e9f43c2d 100644
--- a/src/anchored_variable.cc
+++ b/src/anchored_variable.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ AnchoredVariable::AnchoredVariable(Transaction *t,
     m_offset(0),
     m_name(name),
     m_value(""),
-    m_var(&name) {
+    m_var(std::make_shared<VariableValue>(&name)) {
 }
 
 void AnchoredVariable::unset() {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void AnchoredVariable::set(const std::string &a, size_t offset,
     VariableOrigin origin;
     origin.m_offset = offset;
     origin.m_length = offsetLen;
-    m_var.addOrigin(std::move(origin));
+    m_var->addOrigin(std::move(origin));
 }
 
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void AnchoredVariable::set(const std::string &a, size_t offset) {
     VariableOrigin origin;
     origin.m_offset = offset;
     origin.m_length = m_value.size();
-    m_var.addOrigin(std::move(origin));
+    m_var->addOrigin(std::move(origin));
 }
 
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void AnchoredVariable::set(const char *a, size_t offset) {
     m_value.assign(a, strlen(a));
     origin.m_offset = offset;
     origin.m_length = m_value.size();
-    m_var.addOrigin(std::move(origin));
+    m_var->addOrigin(std::move(origin));
 }
 
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void AnchoredVariable::set(const bpstd::string_view &a, size_t offset) {
     origin.m_offset = offset;
     origin.m_length = m_value.size();
 
-    m_var.addOrigin(std::move(origin));
+    m_var->addOrigin(std::move(origin));
 }
 
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void AnchoredVariable::append(const std::string &a, size_t offset,
     VariableOrigin origin;
     origin.m_offset = offset;
     origin.m_length = a.size();
-    m_var.addOrigin(std::move(origin));
+    m_var->addOrigin(std::move(origin));
 }
 
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void AnchoredVariable::append(const std::string &a, size_t offset,
     VariableOrigin origin;
     origin.m_offset = offset;
     origin.m_length = size;
-    m_var.addOrigin(std::move(origin));
+    m_var->addOrigin(std::move(origin));
 }
 
 
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ void AnchoredVariable::evaluate(VariableValues *l) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_var.setValue(m_value);
-    l->push_back(std::make_shared<VariableValue>(m_var));
+    m_var->setValue(m_value);
+    l->push_back(m_var);
 }