diff --git a/src/common/ChannelChatters.cpp b/src/common/ChannelChatters.cpp
index 21befa412..df09c2f8e 100644
--- a/src/common/ChannelChatters.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ChannelChatters.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ size_t ChannelChatters::colorsSize() const
     return size;
 }
 
-const QColor ChannelChatters::getUserColor(const QString &user) const
+QColor ChannelChatters::getUserColor(const QString &user) const
 {
     const auto chatterColors = this->chatterColors_.access();
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const QColor ChannelChatters::getUserColor(const QString &user) const
     if (!chatterColors->exists(lowerUser))
     {
         // Returns an invalid color so we can decide not to override `textColor`
-        return QColor();
+        return {};
     }
 
     return QColor::fromRgb(chatterColors->get(lowerUser));
diff --git a/src/common/ChannelChatters.hpp b/src/common/ChannelChatters.hpp
index 7c39621af..cd4408f08 100644
--- a/src/common/ChannelChatters.hpp
+++ b/src/common/ChannelChatters.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
     void addRecentChatter(const QString &user);
     void addJoinedUser(const QString &user);
     void addPartedUser(const QString &user);
-    const QColor getUserColor(const QString &user) const;
+    QColor getUserColor(const QString &user) const;
     void setUserColor(const QString &user, const QColor &color);
     void updateOnlineChatters(const std::unordered_set<QString> &usernames);