diff --git a/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_container.rb b/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_container.rb
index 66e79a3c6..155400c35 100644
--- a/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_container.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_container.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Fog
         #       * 'last_modified'<~String> - Last modified timestamp
         #       * 'name'<~String> - Name of object
         def get_container(container, options = {})
-          options.reject! {|key, value| value.nil?}
+          options = options.reject {|key, value| value.nil?}
           response = request(
             :expects  => 200,
             :method   => 'GET',
diff --git a/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_containers.rb b/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_containers.rb
index fa8c67142..ceef8aa1d 100644
--- a/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_containers.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/storage/requests/rackspace/get_containers.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Fog
         #       * 'count'<~Integer>: - Number of items in container
         #       * 'name'<~String>: - Name of container
         def get_containers(options = {})
-          options.reject! {|key, value| value.nil?}
+          options = options.reject {|key, value| value.nil?}
           response = request(
             :expects  => [200, 204],
             :method   => 'GET',