diff --git a/system/core/Common.php b/system/core/Common.php
index 07534c5..8edf0a5 100644
--- a/system/core/Common.php
+++ b/system/core/Common.php
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ function &get_config($replace = array())
 			}
 		}
 
-		return $_config[0] =& $config;
+		$_config[0] =& $config;
+		return $_config[0];
 	}
 }
 
@@ -561,4 +562,4 @@ function html_escape($var)
 }
 
 /* End of file Common.php */
-/* Location: ./system/core/Common.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/core/Common.php */