diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Group.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Group.pm
index e93f2f7d1..fe7fca17d 100755
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Group.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Group.pm
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ sub new {
 	$self->{_groupId}   = shift;
 	my $override        = shift;
 
-    my $cached = $self->{_session}->stow->get("groupObj");
+    my $cached = $self->{_session}->stow->get("groupObj", { noclone => 1});
 	return $cached->{$self->{_groupId}} if ($cached->{$self->{_groupId}});
 
 	bless $self, $class;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Stow.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Stow.pm
index b9717f697..0583baad3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Stow.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Stow.pm
@@ -95,33 +95,49 @@ sub DESTROY {
 
 =head2 get( varName ) 
 
-Retrieves the current value of a stow variable.  Note that if you use references, you're
-getting back a reference and modifying the contents of the reference will change the
-contents of the stow variable.
+Retrieves the current value of a stow variable. By default, will try
+to create a safe copy.
+
+WARNING: Not all structures can be made completely safe. Objects will
+not be cloned.
 
 =head3 varName
 
 The name of the variable.
 
+=head3 options
+
+A hashref of options with the following keys:
+
+ noclone        - If true, will not create a safe copy. This can be much much
+                    faster than creating a safe copy. Defaults to false.
+
 =cut
 
 sub get {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $var = shift;
+	my $self    = shift;
+	my $var     = shift;
+    my $opt     = shift || {};
 	return undef if $self->session->config->get("disableCache");
-    my $ref = $self->{_data}{$var};
-    if (ref $ref eq 'ARRAY') {
-        my @safeArray = @{ $ref };
+    my $value   = $self->{_data}{$var};
+    return unless $value;
+    my $ref     = ref $value;
+    return $value if ( !$ref || $opt->{noclone} );
+
+    # Try to clone
+    # NOTE: Clone and Storable::dclone do not currently work here, but
+    # would be safer if they did
+    if ($ref eq 'ARRAY') {
+        my @safeArray = @{ $value };
         return \@safeArray;
     }
-    elsif (ref $ref eq 'HASH') {
-        my %safeHash = %{ $ref };
+    elsif ($ref eq 'HASH') {
+        my %safeHash = %{ $value };
         return \%safeHash;
     }
-    else {
-        return $ref
-    }
-	return $self->{_data}{$var};
+    
+    # Can't figure out how to clone
+    return $value;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/User.pm b/lib/WebGUI/User.pm
index b518fb8a0..9aae6efbb 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/User.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/User.pm
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ sub isInGroup {
    return 1 if ($gid eq '1' && $uid eq '1'); 	# visitors are in the visitors group
    return 1 if ($gid eq '2' && $uid ne '1'); 	# if you're not a visitor, then you're a registered user
    ### Get data for auxillary checks.
-   my $isInGroup = $self->session->stow->get("isInGroup");
+   my $isInGroup = $self->session->stow->get("isInGroup", { noclone => 1 });
    ### Look to see if we've already looked up this group. 
    return $isInGroup->{$uid}{$gid} if exists $isInGroup->{$uid}{$gid};
    ### Lookup the actual groupings.
diff --git a/t/Session/Stow.t b/t/Session/Stow.t
index 2e13d5d82..25aa216f0 100644
--- a/t/Session/Stow.t
+++ b/t/Session/Stow.t
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
 use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
 
-use Test::More tests => 33; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 35; # increment this value for each test you create
  
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
  
@@ -88,6 +88,17 @@ is($stow->delete('noSuchKey'), undef, 'deleting non-existant variable returns un
 $stow->set('countedKey', 5);
 is($stow->delete('countedKey'), 5, 'delete method returns what was deleted');
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test get( ... { noclone => 1 } )
+my $arr = [ 'get busy living', 'get busy dying' ];
+$session->stow->set( 'possibilities', $arr );
+isnt( $session->stow->get( 'possibilities' ), $arr,
+    "Without noclone does not return same reference",
+);
+is( $session->stow->get( 'possibilities', { noclone => 1 } ), $arr,
+    "With noclone returns same reference"
+);
+
 END {
 	$session->config->set('disableCache',$disableCache);
 }