diff --git a/src/mc/ban.rs b/src/mc/ban.rs
index 75b22b7..0424a5b 100644
--- a/src/mc/ban.rs
+++ b/src/mc/ban.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl BannedIp {
         }
 
         // Parse expiry time, check if it has passed
-        let expiry = match DateTime::parse_from_str(&expires, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z") {
+        let expiry = match DateTime::parse_from_str(expires, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z") {
             Ok(expiry) => expiry,
             Err(err) => {
                 error!(target: "lazymc", "Failed to parse ban expiry '{}', assuming still banned: {}", expires, err);
diff --git a/src/service/ban_reload.rs b/src/service/ban_reload.rs
index f8d04fd..d7aa07b 100644
--- a/src/service/ban_reload.rs
+++ b/src/service/ban_reload.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn watch(server: &Server, path: &Path) -> bool {
         // Reload banned IPs
         if reload {
             info!(target: "lazymc", "Reloading list of banned IPs...");
-            match ban::load(&path) {
+            match ban::load(path) {
                 Ok(ips) => server.set_banned_ips_blocking(ips),
                 Err(err) => {
                     error!(target: "lazymc", "Failed reload list of banned IPs from {}: {}", ban::FILE, err);