diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs
index 54d9261ff..535c0d9fb 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ use std::io::SeekFrom;
 
 pub struct JInputStream<'local> {
     env: SharedEnv<'local>,
-    input: JObject<'local>,
+    input: &'local JObject<'local>,
 }
 
 impl<'local, 'a> JInputStream<'local> {
-    pub fn new(env: SharedEnv<'local>, input: JObject<'local>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(env: SharedEnv<'local>, input: &'local JObject<'local>) -> Self {
         Self { env, input }
     }
 }
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs
index d3d489faa..4ea78e946 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn Java_org_oxycblt_musikr_metadata_MetadataJNI_openFile<'local>(
 ) -> jobject {
     // Create JInputStream from the Java input stream
     let shared_env = Rc::new(RefCell::new(env));
-    let stream = JInputStream::new(shared_env.clone(), input);
+    let stream = JInputStream::new(shared_env.clone(), &input);
     let file_ref = FileRef::new(stream);
     let file = file_ref.file();
     let mut jbuilder = JMetadataBuilder::new(shared_env.clone());