diff --git a/manim/mobject/geometry/arc.py b/manim/mobject/geometry/arc.py
index c979f798de..dd532b07b6 100644
--- a/manim/mobject/geometry/arc.py
+++ b/manim/mobject/geometry/arc.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def get_arc_center(self, warning: bool = True) -> Point3D:
             # For a1 and a2 to lie at the same point arc radius
             # must be zero. Thus arc_center will also lie at
             # that point.
-            return a1
+            return np.copy(a1)
         # Tangent vectors
         t1 = h1 - a1
         t2 = h2 - a2