diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/MacOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/MacOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp
index b8d32c8..617c36e 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/MacOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/MacOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 {
 	const std::string& SystemFontResolver::GetSystemFontPath(const std::string& fontName)
 	{
-		return "";
+        static std::string fallbackString;
+		return fallbackString;
 	}
 
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> SystemFontResolver::ReadSystemFonts()
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemFontResolver.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemFontResolver.cpp
index a3e908f..516d2fd 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemFontResolver.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemFontResolver.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 	{
 		// font name -> filename
 		static std::map<std::string, std::string> fontFileMapping = ReadSystemFonts();
+		static std::string fallbackString;
 		auto it = fontFileMapping.find(Utils::ToLower(fontName));
-		return it == fontFileMapping.end() ? "" : it->second;
+		return it == fontFileMapping.end() ? fallbackString : it->second;
 	}
 
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> SystemFontResolver::ReadSystemFonts()
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/iOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/iOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp
index f370d2c..3aa69e1 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/iOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/iOS/SystemFontResolver.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 
 namespace OpenVulkano
 {
-	std::string SystemFontResolver::GetSystemFontPath(const std::string& fontName)
+	const std::string& SystemFontResolver::GetSystemFontPath(const std::string& fontName)
 	{
-		return "";
+		static std::string fallbackString;
+		return fallbackString;
 	}
 
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> SystemFontResolver::ReadSystemFonts()