diff --git a/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp
index f05a4602ac..4ee84d3b1d 100644
--- a/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp
+++ b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class SimpleActionServer
    * @param the Results object to terminate the action with
    */
   void terminate(
-    std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_action::ServerGoalHandle<ActionT>> handle,
+    std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_action::ServerGoalHandle<ActionT>> & handle,
     typename std::shared_ptr<typename ActionT::Result> result =
     std::make_shared<typename ActionT::Result>())
   {