diff --git a/src/Message.c b/src/Message.c
index 9d2c6d3..90ba84f 100644
--- a/src/Message.c
+++ b/src/Message.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-Modern-Variant
 #include "_Internal.h"
 
-void DmMessage_copy(DmMessage* slf, DmMessage* cpy, uint32_t time) {
+void DmMessage_copy(DmMessage* slf, DmMessage* cpy, int64_t time) {
 	if (slf == NULL || cpy == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ void DmMessage_copy(DmMessage* slf, DmMessage* cpy, uint32_t time) {
 		cpy->style.style = DmStyle_retain(slf->style.style);
 	}
 
-	cpy->time = time;
+	if (time >= 0) {
+		cpy->time = time;
+	}
 }
 
 void DmMessage_free(DmMessage* slf) {
diff --git a/src/Performance.c b/src/Performance.c
index e7f2a03..b5bc9e0 100644
--- a/src/Performance.c
+++ b/src/Performance.c
@@ -803,8 +803,10 @@ DmResult DmPerformance_renderPcm(DmPerformance* slf, void* buf, size_t len, DmRe
 			(void) mtx_unlock(&slf->mod_lock);
 		}
 
-		DmMessage* msg = ok_ctrl ? &msg_ctrl : &msg_midi;
-		uint32_t time_offset = (uint32_t) max_s32((int) msg->time - (int) slf->time, 0);
+		DmMessage msg;
+		DmMessage_copy(ok_ctrl ? &msg_ctrl : &msg_midi, &msg, -1);
+
+		uint32_t time_offset = (uint32_t) max_s32((int) msg.time - (int) slf->time, 0);
 		uint32_t offset_samples = DmPerformance_getSampleCountFromDuration(slf, time_offset, slf->sample_rate, channels);
 
 		if (offset_samples > len - sample) {
@@ -842,7 +844,8 @@ DmResult DmPerformance_renderPcm(DmPerformance* slf, void* buf, size_t len, DmRe
 			DmMessageQueue_pop(&slf->music_queue);
 		}
 
-		DmPerformance_handleMessage(slf, msg);
+		DmPerformance_handleMessage(slf, &msg);
+		DmMessage_free(&msg);
 	}
 
 	// Render the remaining samples
diff --git a/src/_Internal.h b/src/_Internal.h
index 17feb23..9471cd4 100644
--- a/src/_Internal.h
+++ b/src/_Internal.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ typedef enum DmResolveFlags {
 	DmResolve_AFTER_LATENCY_TIME = 1 << 22,
 	DmResolve_GRID = 1 << 11,
 	DmResolve_BEAT = 1 << 12,
-	DmResolve_MEASURE =1 << 13,
+	DmResolve_MEASURE = 1 << 13,
 	DmResolve_MARKER = 1 << 24,
 	DmResolve_SEGMENT_END = 1 << 23,
 } DmResolveFlags;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ DMINT DmResult DmLoader_getDownloadableSound(DmLoader* slf, DmReference const* r
 DMINT DmResult DmSegment_create(DmSegment** slf);
 DMINT DmResult DmSegment_parse(DmSegment* slf, void* buf, size_t len);
 
-DMINT void DmMessage_copy(DmMessage* slf, DmMessage* cpy, uint32_t time);
+DMINT void DmMessage_copy(DmMessage* slf, DmMessage* cpy, int64_t time);
 DMINT void DmMessage_free(DmMessage* slf);
 DMINT DmResult DmMessageQueue_init(DmMessageQueue* slf);
 DMINT void DmMessageQueue_free(DmMessageQueue* slf);