diff --git a/src/lib/include/jes/Core.h b/src/lib/include/jes/Core.h
index d88c56a..6cbd098 100644
--- a/src/lib/include/jes/Core.h
+++ b/src/lib/include/jes/Core.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define JES_CORE_H
 
 #include "jes/Ref.h"
+#include "jes/Path.h"
 #include <string>
 
 namespace jes
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ namespace jes
         static Core instance;
 
         void init(const std::string & bin_path);
+        PathRef get_bin_path() { return m_bin_path; }
 
     protected:
-        std::string m_bin_path;
+        PathRef m_bin_path;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/include/jes/Path.h b/src/lib/include/jes/Path.h
index 290e135..3be9084 100644
--- a/src/lib/include/jes/Path.h
+++ b/src/lib/include/jes/Path.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef JES_PATH_H
 #define JES_PATH_H
 
+#include "jes/Ref.h"
 #include <string>
 
 namespace jes
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ namespace jes
         void clean();
         std::string m_path;
     };
+    typedef Ref<Path> PathRef;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/src/Core.cc b/src/lib/src/Core.cc
index de64799..e01354f 100644
--- a/src/lib/src/Core.cc
+++ b/src/lib/src/Core.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ namespace jes
 
     void Core::init(const std::string & bin_path)
     {
-        m_bin_path = bin_path;
+        m_bin_path = new Path(bin_path);
     }
 }