diff --git a/lib/external/pattern_language b/lib/external/pattern_language
index 7a741cef1..cbea338a0 160000
--- a/lib/external/pattern_language
+++ b/lib/external/pattern_language
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7a741cef116e5bf4fe9a895a724894c2dc071348
+Subproject commit cbea338a0558d004d9bde4b357b47921ec6f7216
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_types.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_types.cpp
index fd2166fe4..140137660 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_types.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_types.cpp
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         }
 
 
-        std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> jsonToPattern(pl::core::Evaluator *evaluator, auto function) {
-            auto object = std::make_unique<pl::ptrn::PatternStruct>(evaluator, 0, 0, 0);
+        std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> jsonToPattern(pl::core::Evaluator *evaluator, auto function) {
+            auto object = std::make_shared<pl::ptrn::PatternStruct>(evaluator, 0, 0, 0);
             std::vector<std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern>> patterns;
 
             try {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             const pl::api::Namespace nsHexDec = { "builtin", "hex", "dec" };
 
             /* Json<data_pattern> */
-            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Json", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
+            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Json", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
                 auto data = params[0].toBytes();
 
                 auto result = jsonToPattern(evaluator, [&] { return nlohmann::json::parse(data); });
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             });
 
             /* Bson<data_pattern> */
-            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Bson", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
+            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Bson", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
                 auto data = params[0].toBytes();
 
                 auto result = jsonToPattern(evaluator, [&] { return nlohmann::json::from_bson(data); });
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             });
 
             /* Cbor<data_pattern> */
-            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Cbor", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
+            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Cbor", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
                 auto data = params[0].toBytes();
 
                 auto result = jsonToPattern(evaluator, [&] { return nlohmann::json::from_cbor(data); });
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             });
 
             /* Bjdata<data_pattern> */
-            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Bjdata", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
+            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Bjdata", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
                 auto data = params[0].toBytes();
 
                 auto result = jsonToPattern(evaluator, [&] { return nlohmann::json::from_bjdata(data); });
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             });
 
             /* Msgpack<data_pattern> */
-            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Msgpack", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
+            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Msgpack", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
                 auto data = params[0].toBytes();
 
                 auto result = jsonToPattern(evaluator, [&] { return nlohmann::json::from_msgpack(data); });
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             });
 
             /* Ubjson<data_pattern> */
-            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Ubjson", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
+            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "Ubjson", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(1), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
                 auto data = params[0].toBytes();
 
                 auto result = jsonToPattern(evaluator, [&] { return nlohmann::json::from_ubjson(data); });
@@ -276,14 +276,14 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
 
             /* EncodedString<data_pattern> */
-            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "EncodedString", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(2), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::unique_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
+            ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::addType(nsHexDec, "EncodedString", FunctionParameterCount::exactly(2), [](Evaluator *evaluator, auto params) -> std::shared_ptr<pl::ptrn::Pattern> {
                 auto bytes = params[0].toBytes();
                 auto encodingDefinition = params[1].toString();
 
                 std::string value;
                 EncodingFile encodingFile(EncodingFile::Type::Thingy, encodingDefinition);
 
-                auto pattern = std::make_unique<PatternEncodedString>(evaluator, evaluator->getReadOffset(), bytes.size(), 0);
+                auto pattern = std::make_shared<PatternEncodedString>(evaluator, evaluator->getReadOffset(), bytes.size(), 0);
                 pattern->setEncodedString(encodingFile, bytes);
 
                 return pattern;