diff --git a/src/component_configs.rs b/src/component_configs.rs
index 3fe0420..c096c66 100644
--- a/src/component_configs.rs
+++ b/src/component_configs.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl ComponentConfigs {
         self.map.get(&type_id).cloned().map(|handle| {
             let (cfg, generation) = handle.read::<T>().unwrap();
             ComponentConfig {
-                cfg,
+                cfg: Arc::new(cfg),
                 generation,
                 handle,
             }
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ impl ComponentConfigs {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ComponentConfig<T> {
-    cfg: T,
+    cfg: Arc<T>,
     generation: usize,
     handle: Arc<ConfigHandle>,
 }
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ impl<T: IsComponentConfig> ComponentConfig<T> {
     pub fn force_update(&mut self) -> T {
         let (cfg, generation) = self.handle.read::<T>().unwrap();
         self.generation = generation;
-        mem::replace(&mut self.cfg, cfg)
+        mem::replace(Arc::make_mut(&mut self.cfg), cfg)
     }
 }