diff --git a/source/gns3/GnsProject.cpp b/source/gns3/GnsProject.cpp
index 851390e..7bd7531 100644
--- a/source/gns3/GnsProject.cpp
+++ b/source/gns3/GnsProject.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ std::string GnsProject::getUuid() const {
     return this->uuid;
 }
 
-std::vector<GnsNode> GnsProject::getNodes() const {
-    std::vector<GnsNode> nodes;
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsNode>> GnsProject::getNodes() const {
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsNode>> nodes;
 
     // request the API endpoint
     cpr::Url endpoint = this->getApiBase() + "nodes";
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ std::vector<GnsNode> GnsProject::getNodes() const {
         }
 
         // save the node
-        nodes.emplace_back(
+        nodes.emplace_back(std::make_shared<GnsNode>(
             this,
             node_data["node_id"],
             ports
-        );
+        ));
     }
 
     return nodes;
diff --git a/source/gns3/GnsProject.hpp b/source/gns3/GnsProject.hpp
index 3c1c383..963b08e 100644
--- a/source/gns3/GnsProject.hpp
+++ b/source/gns3/GnsProject.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public:
      * Get all the nodes of the project
      * @return all the nodes of the project
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<GnsNode> getNodes() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsNode>> getNodes() const;
 
 private:
     const GnsServer* server;
diff --git a/source/gns3/GnsServer.cpp b/source/gns3/GnsServer.cpp
index 43ad603..6b1161b 100644
--- a/source/gns3/GnsServer.cpp
+++ b/source/gns3/GnsServer.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ std::string GnsServer::getApiBase() const {
     return "http://" + this->host + ":" + std::to_string(this->port) + "/v2/";
 }
 
-std::vector<GnsProject> GnsServer::getProjects() const {
-    std::vector<GnsProject> projects;
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsProject>> GnsServer::getProjects() const {
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsProject>> projects;
 
     // request the API endpoint
     cpr::Url endpoint = this->getApiBase() + "projects";
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ std::vector<GnsProject> GnsServer::getProjects() const {
     // deserialize the projects
     projects.reserve(data.size());
     for (const auto& project_data : data)
-        projects.emplace_back(
+        projects.emplace_back(std::make_shared<GnsProject>(
             this,
             project_data["project_id"]
-        );
+        ));
 
     return projects;
 }
 
-std::vector<GnsNode> GnsServer::getNodes() const {
-    std::vector<GnsNode> nodes;
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsNode>> GnsServer::getNodes() const {
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsNode>> nodes;
 
     // get all the nodes from all the projects
-    for (const GnsProject& project : this->getProjects()) {
-        std::vector<GnsNode> project_nodes = project.getNodes();
+    for (const std::shared_ptr<GnsProject>& project : this->getProjects()) {
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsNode>> project_nodes = project->getNodes();
         nodes.insert(nodes.end(), project_nodes.begin(), project_nodes.end());
     }
 
diff --git a/source/gns3/GnsServer.hpp b/source/gns3/GnsServer.hpp
index be95bf1..f90894a 100644
--- a/source/gns3/GnsServer.hpp
+++ b/source/gns3/GnsServer.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "GnsProject.hpp"
@@ -27,13 +28,13 @@ public:
      * Get all the projects in the server
      * @return all the projects in the server
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<GnsProject> getProjects() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsProject>> getProjects() const;
 
     /**
      * Get all the nodes in the server
      * @return all the nodes in the server
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<GnsNode> getNodes() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GnsNode>> getNodes() const;
 
 private:
     std::string host;
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index cda5028..2a6152e 100644
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ void packet_wol_handler(
     // TODO(Faraphel): check the 16 repetitions of the source address ?
 
     // find the machine with the mac address
-    for (const gns::GnsNode& node : gnsServer->getNodes())
-        for (const gns::GnsPort& port : node.getPorts())
+    for (const std::shared_ptr<gns::GnsNode>& node : gnsServer->getNodes())
+        for (const gns::GnsPort& port : node->getPorts())
             if (port.mac_address == mac_address_target) {
-                std::cout << "Matching node: " + node.getUuid() << std::endl;
-                node.start();
+                std::cout << "Matching node: " + node->getUuid() << std::endl;
+                node->start();
                 std::cout << "Node started." << std::endl;
                 return;
             }