diff --git a/src/endpoint.rs b/src/endpoint.rs
index 664834a..c0b2b00 100644
--- a/src/endpoint.rs
+++ b/src/endpoint.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl<'a> Endpoint<'a> {
         private_key: &PrivateKey,
     ) -> Result<Actor, Error> {
         let remote_actor: Actor = serde_json::from_value(
-            authorized_fetch(&client, &self.remote_actor_uri, key_id, private_key).await?
+            authorized_fetch(client, &self.remote_actor_uri, key_id, private_key).await?
         )?;
         let public_key = PublicKey::from_pem(remote_actor.public_key.pem.as_bytes())?;
         if ! (self.signature.verify(&public_key)?) {
diff --git a/src/fetch.rs b/src/fetch.rs
index 198c2be..2387c41 100644
--- a/src/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/fetch.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ where
     if res.status() >= StatusCode::OK && res.status() < StatusCode::MULTIPLE_CHOICES {
         Ok(res.json().await?)
     } else {
-        Err(Error::Response(format!("{}", res.text().await?)))
+        Err(Error::Response(res.text().await?))
     }
 }