diff --git a/examples/filesystem/01_minimal/minimal.cpp b/examples/filesystem/01_minimal/minimal.cpp
index d43fd43..1d8e6da 100644
--- a/examples/filesystem/01_minimal/minimal.cpp
+++ b/examples/filesystem/01_minimal/minimal.cpp
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
 	(void)argc;
 	(void)argv;
 	QCoreApplication::setApplicationName( QStringLiteral( CMLIB_PROJECT_NAME ) );
-	MF::PathsMT* pathsMT = MF::PathsMT::instance();
-	MF::Paths* paths     = MF::Paths::instance();
+	MF::PathsMT& pathsMT = MF::PathsMT::instance();
+	MF::Paths& paths     = MF::Paths::instance();
 
-	pathsMT->init( QStringLiteral( CMLIB_PROJECT_NAME ), QStringLiteral( "conf" ) );
-	pathsMT->findConfigFile( QStringLiteral( "test" ) );
-	qDebug() << pathsMT->systemLogDirectory();
-	qDebug() << pathsMT->systemConfigDirectory();
+	pathsMT.init( QStringLiteral( CMLIB_PROJECT_NAME ), QStringLiteral( "conf" ) );
+	pathsMT.findConfigFile( QStringLiteral( "test" ) );
+	qDebug() << pathsMT.systemLogDirectory();
+	qDebug() << pathsMT.systemConfigDirectory();
 
-	paths->init( QStringLiteral( CMLIB_PROJECT_NAME ), QStringLiteral( "conf" ) );
-	paths->findConfigFile( QStringLiteral( "test" ) );
-	qDebug() << paths->systemConstDataDirectory();
-	qDebug() << paths->configFileName();
+	paths.init( QStringLiteral( CMLIB_PROJECT_NAME ), QStringLiteral( "conf" ) );
+	paths.findConfigFile( QStringLiteral( "test" ) );
+	qDebug() << paths.systemConstDataDirectory();
+	qDebug() << paths.configFileName();
 
 	return( 0 );
 }
diff --git a/src/myx/filesystem/paths.hpp b/src/myx/filesystem/paths.hpp
index 54b229f..ae74e79 100644
--- a/src/myx/filesystem/paths.hpp
+++ b/src/myx/filesystem/paths.hpp
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ public:
 	 * @brief getInstance
 	 * @return Уникальный экземпляр класса Paths
 	 */
-	static Paths* instance()
+	static Paths& instance()
 	{
 		static Paths p;
-		return( &p );
+		return( p );
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.cpp b/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.cpp
index cffebf0..76fc83e 100644
--- a/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.cpp
+++ b/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace filesystem {
 
 PathsMT::PathsMT() = default;
 
-PathsMT* PathsMT::instance()
+PathsMT& PathsMT::instance()
 {
 	volatile PathsMT* localInstance = mInstance.load( std::memory_order_acquire );
 	if ( localInstance == nullptr )
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PathsMT* PathsMT::instance()
 			mInstance.store( const_cast< PathsMT* >( localInstance ), std::memory_order_release ); // NOLINT
 		}
 	}
-	return( const_cast< PathsMT* >( localInstance ) ); // NOLINT
+	return( const_cast< PathsMT& >( *localInstance ) ); // NOLINT
 }
 
 } // namespace filesystem
diff --git a/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.hpp b/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.hpp
index 1e5a5bc..2e39e17 100644
--- a/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.hpp
+++ b/src/myx/filesystem/paths_mt.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 	 * @brief getInstance
 	 * @return Уникальный экземпляр класса PathsMT
 	 */
-	static PathsMT* instance();
+	static PathsMT& instance();
 }; // class PathsMT
 
 } // namespace filesystem