diff --git a/src/frontend/sdl/main.c b/src/frontend/sdl/main.c
index 0445d1f..e369243 100644
--- a/src/frontend/sdl/main.c
+++ b/src/frontend/sdl/main.c
@@ -57,15 +57,13 @@ void engine_texture_destroy(struct ENGINE_TEXTURE * engine_texture) {
 	engine_memory_free(engine_texture);
 }
 
-struct ENGINE_COLOR engine_texture_color_get(struct ENGINE_TEXTURE * engine_texture,int x,int y) {
-	struct ENGINE_COLOR color;
+void engine_texture_color_get(struct ENGINE_COLOR * color,struct ENGINE_TEXTURE * engine_texture,int x,int y) {
 	Uint32 pixelIndex = (x + (y * engine_texture -> width)) * 4;
 	unsigned char * pixels = engine_texture -> fe_texture -> pixels;
-	color.r = pixels[pixelIndex];
-	color.g = pixels[pixelIndex + 1];
-	color.b = pixels[pixelIndex + 2];
-	color.a = pixels[pixelIndex + 3];
-	return color;
+	color -> r = pixels[pixelIndex];
+	color -> g = pixels[pixelIndex + 1];
+	color -> b = pixels[pixelIndex + 2];
+	color -> a = pixels[pixelIndex + 3];
 }
 
 struct ENGINE_TEXTURE * engine_rendertarget;
diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index 3ed87d5..411b199 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void engine_rendertarget_draw_texture(struct ENGINE_TEXTURE * texture,int x,int
 	int tx = sx;
 	while (sy < ey) {
 		while (tx < ex) {
-			color = engine_texture_color_get(texture,tx,sy);
+			engine_texture_color_get(&color,texture,tx,sy);
 			engine_color_set(color.r,color.g,color.b,color.a);
 			engine_rendertarget_draw_point(x + tx,y + sy);
 			++tx;
diff --git a/src/lua_manual.c b/src/lua_manual.c
index 35e1a87..c9d70c4 100644
--- a/src/lua_manual.c
+++ b/src/lua_manual.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ int engine_luaf_texture_color_get(lua_State *L) {
 	struct ENGINE_TEXTURE * texture = lua_touserdata(L,1);
 	int x = luaL_checkinteger(L,2);
 	int y = luaL_checkinteger(L,3);
-	struct ENGINE_COLOR color = engine_texture_color_get(texture,x,y);
+	struct ENGINE_COLOR color;
+	engine_texture_color_get(&color,texture,x,y);
 	lua_pushinteger(L,color.r);
 	lua_pushinteger(L,color.g);
 	lua_pushinteger(L,color.b);
diff --git a/src/values/functions.toml b/src/values/functions.toml
index fefbfbd..e27cb0b 100644
--- a/src/values/functions.toml
+++ b/src/values/functions.toml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ argNames =    ["width","height"]
 description = "Create a texture."
 
 [engine_texture_color_get]
-type = "struct ENGINE_COLOR"
-arguments =   ["struct ENGINE_TEXTURE *","int","int"]
-argNames =    ["texture",                "x",  "y"]
-description = "Get color out of a texture."
+type = "void"
+arguments =   ["struct ENGINE_COLOR *","struct ENGINE_TEXTURE *","int","int"]
+argNames =    ["color",                "texture",                "x",  "y"]
+description = "Get color out of a texture. ENGINE_COLOR pointer not required in lua."
 lua = "manual"
 
 [engine_texture_destroy]