diff --git a/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp b/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
index 9b210369..dee2fb73 100644
--- a/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
+++ b/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
@@ -275,44 +275,32 @@ void AcsController::performControlOperation() {
       case SUBMODE_IDLE:
         guidance.sunQuatPtg(&sensorValues, &mekfData, &susDataProcessed, &gpsDataProcessed, now,
                             targetQuat, refSatRate);
-        for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
-        	quatRef[i] = acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.quatRef[i];
-        }
+        std::memcpy(quatRef, acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.quatRef, 4 * sizeof(double));
         enableAntiStiction = acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.enableAntiStiction;
 
         break;
       case SUBMODE_PTG_TARGET:
         guidance.targetQuatPtgThreeAxes(&sensorValues, &gpsDataProcessed, &mekfData, now,
                                         targetQuat, refSatRate);
-        for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
-        	quatRef[i] = acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.quatRef[i];
-        }
+        std::memcpy(quatRef, acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.quatRef, 4 * sizeof(double));
         enableAntiStiction = acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.enableAntiStiction;
 
         break;
       case SUBMODE_PTG_TARGET_GS:
         guidance.targetQuatPtgGs(&sensorValues, &mekfData, &susDataProcessed, &gpsDataProcessed,
                                  now, targetQuat, refSatRate);
-
-        for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
-        	quatRef[i] = acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.quatRef[i];
-        }
+        std::memcpy(quatRef, acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.quatRef, 4 * sizeof(double));
         enableAntiStiction = acsParameters.targetModeControllerParameters.enableAntiStiction;
         break;
       case SUBMODE_PTG_NADIR:
         guidance.quatNadirPtgThreeAxes(&sensorValues, &gpsDataProcessed, &mekfData, now, targetQuat,
                                        refSatRate);
-        for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
-        	quatRef[i] = acsParameters.nadirModeControllerParameters.quatRef[i];
-        }
+        std::memcpy(quatRef, acsParameters.nadirModeControllerParameters.quatRef, 4 * sizeof(double));
         enableAntiStiction = acsParameters.nadirModeControllerParameters.enableAntiStiction;
         break;
       case SUBMODE_PTG_INERTIAL:
         guidance.inertialQuatPtg(targetQuat, refSatRate);
-
-        for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
-        	quatRef[i] = acsParameters.inertialModeControllerParameters.quatRef[i];
-        }
+        std::memcpy(quatRef, acsParameters.inertialModeControllerParameters.quatRef, 4 * sizeof(double));
         enableAntiStiction = acsParameters.inertialModeControllerParameters.enableAntiStiction;
         break;
     }