diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
index 0a83ed9c..188d163b 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ void InstanceCopyTask::executeTask()
 {
     setStatus(tr("Copying instance %1").arg(m_origInstance->name()));
 
-    FS::copy folderCopy(m_origInstance->instanceRoot(), m_stagingPath);
-    folderCopy.followSymlinks(false).matcher(m_matcher.get());
+    m_copyFuture = QtConcurrent::run(QThreadPool::globalInstance(), [this]{
+        FS::copy folderCopy(m_origInstance->instanceRoot(), m_stagingPath);
+        folderCopy.followSymlinks(false).matcher(m_matcher.get());
 
-    m_copyFuture = QtConcurrent::run(QThreadPool::globalInstance(), [&folderCopy]{
         return folderCopy();
     });
     connect(&m_copyFutureWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<bool>::finished, this, &InstanceCopyTask::copyFinished);