diff --git a/crates/notify/src/rules/config.rs b/crates/notify/src/rules/config.rs
index 23161cea0..11b684af8 100644
--- a/crates/notify/src/rules/config.rs
+++ b/crates/notify/src/rules/config.rs
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ impl BucketNotificationConfig {
     }
 
     // Expose the RulesMap for the notifier
-    pub fn get_rules_map(&self) -> RulesMap {
-        self.rules.clone()
+    pub fn get_rules_map(&self) -> &RulesMap {
+        &self.rules
     }
 
     /// Sets the region for the configuration