diff --git a/server/src/api.rs b/server/src/api.rs
index 4c52d56..623e197 100644
--- a/server/src/api.rs
+++ b/server/src/api.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async fn handle_new_user(
     addr: &SocketAddr,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // Create
-    let new_user = Arc::new(Mutex::new(generate_new_user(&state)));
+    let new_user = Arc::new(Mutex::new(generate_new_user(state)));
 
     // Notify client of new username
     sender
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ async fn handle_new_user(
 
     // Hydrate client
     // this should probably be combined and sent as one
-    sender.send(Message::Text(chat_meta_update(&state))).await?;
+    sender.send(Message::Text(chat_meta_update(state))).await?;
     sender.send(Message::Text(motd())).await?;
     sender
-        .send(Message::Text(server_summary_update(&state)))
+        .send(Message::Text(server_summary_update(state)))
         .await?;
-    sender.send(Message::Text(games_update(&state))).await?;
+    sender.send(Message::Text(games_update(state))).await?;
 
     // Broadcast new user's existence
     // this should probably be combined and sent as one
-    state.tx.send(announce_join(&state, addr))?;
-    state.tx.send(server_summary_update(&state))?;
-    state.tx.send(chat_meta_update(&state))?;
+    state.tx.send(announce_join(state, addr))?;
+    state.tx.send(server_summary_update(state))?;
+    state.tx.send(chat_meta_update(state))?;
 
     Ok(())
 }