diff --git a/include/hueplusplus/StateTransaction.h b/include/hueplusplus/StateTransaction.h
index 459825e..a265154 100644
--- a/include/hueplusplus/StateTransaction.h
+++ b/include/hueplusplus/StateTransaction.h
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ namespace hueplusplus
 //! \note The transaction has an internal reference to the light state.
 //! You must not cause a refresh of the state between creating and committing the transaction
 //! (e.g. non-const getters/setters), because that invalidates the reference.
+//!
+//! <h3>Advanced usage</h3>
+//! Another way to use the transaction is by storing it and building up the calls separately.
+//! \code
+//! hueplusplus::StateTransaction t = light.transaction();
+//! if(shouldTurnOn)
+//!     t.setOn(true);
+//! t.commit();
+//! \endcode
+//! In this case, it is especially important that the light and the state of the light MUST NOT invalidate.
+//! That means
+//! \li the light variable has to live longer than the transaction
+//! \li especially no non-const method calls on the light while the transaction is open, 
+//! or committing other transactions
+//!
+//! In general, this method is easier to screw up and should only be used when really necessary.
 class StateTransaction
 {
 public:
@@ -67,109 +83,109 @@ public:
     //! \throws HueException when response contains no body
     //! \throws HueAPIResponseException when response contains an error
     //! \throws nlohmann::json::parse_error when response could not be parsed
-    bool commit(bool trimRequest = true) &&;
+    bool commit(bool trimRequest = true);
 
     //! \brief Create a ScheduleCommand from the transaction
     //! \returns A ScheduleCommand that can be used to execute this transaction on a Schedule.
-    ScheduleCommand toScheduleCommand() &&;
+    ScheduleCommand toScheduleCommand();
 
     //! \brief Turn light on or off.
     //! \param on true for on, false for off
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
-    StateTransaction&& setOn(bool on) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setOn(bool on);
     //! \brief Set light brightness.
     //! \param brightness Brightness from 0 = off to 254 = fully lit.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have brightness control.
     //! \note Brightness 0 will also turn off the light if nothing else is specified,
     //! any other value will also turn on the light.
-    StateTransaction&& setBrightness(uint8_t brightness) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setBrightness(uint8_t brightness);
     //! \brief Set light hue.
     //! \param hue Color hue from 0 to 65535
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
     //! \note Will also turn on the light if nothing else is specified
-    StateTransaction&& setColorHue(uint16_t hue) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setColorHue(uint16_t hue);
     //! \brief Set light saturation.
     //! \param saturation Color saturation from 0 to 254
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
     //! \note Will also turn on the light if nothing else is specified
-    StateTransaction&& setColorSaturation(uint8_t saturation) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setColorSaturation(uint8_t saturation);
     //! \brief Set light color in hue and saturation
     //! \param hueSat Color in hue and saturation
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
     //! \note Will also turn on the light if nothing else is specified
-    StateTransaction&& setColor(const HueSaturation& hueSat);
+    StateTransaction& setColor(const HueSaturation& hueSat);
 
     //! \brief Set light color in xy space (without brightness).
     //! \param xy x and y coordinates in CIE color space
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
     //! \note Will also turn on the light if nothing else is specified
-    StateTransaction&& setColor(const XY& xy) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setColor(const XY& xy);
     //! \brief Set light color and brightness in xy space
     //! \param xy x,y and brightness in CIE color space
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
     //! \note Will also turn on the light if nothing else is specified
-    StateTransaction&& setColor(const XYBrightness& xy) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setColor(const XYBrightness& xy);
     //! \brief Set light color temperature.
     //! \param mired Color temperature in mired from 153 to 500
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have color temperature control.
     //! \note Will also turn on the light if nothing else is specified
-    StateTransaction&& setColorTemperature(unsigned int mired) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setColorTemperature(unsigned int mired);
     //! \brief Enables or disables color loop.
     //! \param on true to enable, false to disable color loop.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
     //! \note Will also turn on the light if nothing else is specified
-    StateTransaction&& setColorLoop(bool on) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setColorLoop(bool on);
     //! \brief Increment/Decrement brightness.
     //! \param increment Brightness change from -254 to 254.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have brightness control.
-    StateTransaction&& incrementBrightness(int increment) &&;
+    StateTransaction& incrementBrightness(int increment);
     //! \brief Increment/Decrement saturaction.
     //! \param increment Saturation change from -254 to 254.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
-    StateTransaction&& incrementSaturation(int increment) &&;
+    StateTransaction& incrementSaturation(int increment);
     //! \brief Increment/Decrement hue.
     //! \param increment Hue change from -65535 to 65535.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
-    StateTransaction&& incrementHue(int increment) &&;
+    StateTransaction& incrementHue(int increment);
     //! \brief Increment/Decrement color temperature.
     //! \param increment Color temperature change in mired from -65535 to 65535.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have color temperature control.
-    StateTransaction&& incrementColorTemperature(int increment) &&;
+    StateTransaction& incrementColorTemperature(int increment);
     //! \brief Increment/Decrement color xy.
     //! \param xInc x color coordinate change from -0.5 to 0.5.
     //! \param yInc y color coordinate change from -0.5 to 0.5.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note If this transaction is for a light, the light needs to have rgb color control.
-    StateTransaction&& incrementColorXY(float xInc, float yInc) &&;
+    StateTransaction& incrementColorXY(float xInc, float yInc);
     //! \brief Set transition time for the request.
     //! \param transition Transition time in 100ms, default for any request is 400ms.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
     //! \note The transition only applies to the current request.
     //! A request without any changes only containing a transition is pointless and is not sent.
-    StateTransaction&& setTransition(uint16_t transition) &&;
+    StateTransaction& setTransition(uint16_t transition);
     //! \brief Trigger an alert.
     //!
     //! The light performs one breathe cycle.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
-    StateTransaction&& alert() &&;
+    StateTransaction& alert();
     //! \brief Trigger a long alert (15s).
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
-    StateTransaction&& longAlert() &&;
+    StateTransaction& longAlert();
     //! \brief Stop an ongoing long alert.
     //! \returns This transaction for chaining calls
-    StateTransaction&& stopAlert() &&;
+    StateTransaction& stopAlert();
 
 protected:
     //! \brief Remove parts from request that are already set in state
diff --git a/src/StateTransaction.cpp b/src/StateTransaction.cpp
index 8d6edb4..e106a8d 100644
--- a/src/StateTransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/StateTransaction.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ StateTransaction::StateTransaction(const HueCommandAPI& commands, const std::str
     : commands(commands), path(path), state(currentState), request(nlohmann::json::object())
 {}
 
-bool StateTransaction::commit(bool trimRequest) &&
+bool StateTransaction::commit(bool trimRequest)
 {
     const nlohmann::json& stateJson = (state != nullptr) ? *state : nlohmann::json::object();
     // Check this before request is trimmed
@@ -83,126 +83,126 @@ bool StateTransaction::commit(bool trimRequest) &&
     return true;
 }
 
-ScheduleCommand StateTransaction::toScheduleCommand() &&
+ScheduleCommand StateTransaction::toScheduleCommand()
 {
     nlohmann::json command {{"method", "PUT"}, {"address", commands.combinedPath(path)}, {"body", request}};
     return ScheduleCommand(command);
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setOn(bool on) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setOn(bool on)
 {
     request["on"] = on;
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setBrightness(uint8_t brightness) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setBrightness(uint8_t brightness)
 {
     uint8_t clamped = std::min<uint8_t>(brightness, 254);
     request["bri"] = clamped;
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setColorSaturation(uint8_t saturation) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setColorSaturation(uint8_t saturation)
 {
     uint8_t clamped = std::min<uint8_t>(saturation, 254);
     request["sat"] = clamped;
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setColorHue(uint16_t hue) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setColorHue(uint16_t hue)
 {
     request["hue"] = hue;
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setColor(const HueSaturation& hueSat)
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setColor(const HueSaturation& hueSat)
 {
     request["hue"] = std::max(0, std::min(hueSat.hue, (1 << 16) - 1));
     request["sat"] = std::max(0, std::min(hueSat.saturation, 254));
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setColor(const XY& xy) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setColor(const XY& xy)
 {
     float clampedX = std::max(0.f, std::min(xy.x, 1.f));
     float clampedY = std::max(0.f, std::min(xy.y, 1.f));
     request["xy"] = {clampedX, clampedY};
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setColor(const XYBrightness& xy) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setColor(const XYBrightness& xy)
 {
     int clamped = std::max(0, std::min(static_cast<int>(std::round(xy.brightness * 254.f)), 254));
     request["bri"] = clamped;
 
-    return std::move(*this).setColor(xy.xy);
+    return this->setColor(xy.xy);
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setColorTemperature(unsigned int mired) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setColorTemperature(unsigned int mired)
 {
     unsigned int clamped = std::max(153u, std::min(mired, 500u));
     request["ct"] = clamped;
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setColorLoop(bool on) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setColorLoop(bool on)
 {
     request["effect"] = on ? "colorloop" : "none";
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::incrementBrightness(int increment) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::incrementBrightness(int increment)
 {
     request["bri_inc"] = std::max(-254, std::min(increment, 254));
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::incrementSaturation(int increment) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::incrementSaturation(int increment)
 {
     request["sat_inc"] = std::max(-254, std::min(increment, 254));
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::incrementHue(int increment) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::incrementHue(int increment)
 {
     request["hue_inc"] = std::max(-65534, std::min(increment, 65534));
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::incrementColorTemperature(int increment) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::incrementColorTemperature(int increment)
 {
     request["ct_inc"] = std::max(-65534, std::min(increment, 65534));
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::incrementColorXY(float xInc, float yInc) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::incrementColorXY(float xInc, float yInc)
 {
     request["xy_inc"] = {std::max(-0.5f, std::min(xInc, 0.5f)), std::max(-0.5f, std::min(yInc, 0.5f))};
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::setTransition(uint16_t transition) &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::setTransition(uint16_t transition)
 {
     if (transition != 4)
     {
         request["transitiontime"] = transition;
     }
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::alert() &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::alert()
 {
     request["alert"] = "select";
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::longAlert() &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::longAlert()
 {
     request["alert"] = "lselect";
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
-StateTransaction&& StateTransaction::stopAlert() &&
+StateTransaction& StateTransaction::stopAlert()
 {
     request["alert"] = "none";
-    return std::move(*this);
+    return *this;
 }
 
 void StateTransaction::trimRequest()
diff --git a/test/TestTransaction.h b/test/TestTransaction.h
index 71b71eb..489cafb 100644
--- a/test/TestTransaction.h
+++ b/test/TestTransaction.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 class TestTransaction : public hueplusplus::StateTransaction
 {
 public:
-    TestTransaction(hueplusplus::StateTransaction&& t) : hueplusplus::StateTransaction(std::move(t)) {}
+    TestTransaction(hueplusplus::StateTransaction& t) : hueplusplus::StateTransaction(std::move(t)) {}
 
     nlohmann::json getRequest() const { return request; }
     nlohmann::json getResponse() const