diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/lib.rs b/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/lib.rs
index b63946e..f992609 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/lib.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl Config {
 
         let unsigned = self
             .config
-            .begin_sign(&method.to_string(), &path_and_query, headers)?;
+            .begin_sign(method.as_ref(), &path_and_query, headers)?;
 
         Ok(self::create::Unsigned { unsigned })
     }
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ impl Config {
 
         let unverified = self
             .config
-            .begin_verify(&method.to_string(), &path_and_query, headers)?;
+            .begin_verify(method.as_ref(), &path_and_query, headers)?;
 
         Ok(unverified)
     }
diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/sign.rs b/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/sign.rs
index 261062e..05339b6 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/sign.rs
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/sign.rs
@@ -67,15 +67,13 @@ where
     E: From<JoinError> + From<PrepareSignError> + std::fmt::Debug + Send + 'static,
     K: Display,
 {
-    if config.set_date {
-        if !request.headers().contains_key("date") {
-            request.headers_mut().insert(
-                actix_http::header::DATE,
-                HttpDate::from(SystemTime::now())
-                    .try_into_value()
-                    .expect("Date is valid"),
-            );
-        }
+    if config.set_date && !request.headers().contains_key("date") {
+        request.headers_mut().insert(
+            actix_http::header::DATE,
+            HttpDate::from(SystemTime::now())
+                .try_into_value()
+                .expect("Date is valid"),
+        );
     }
 
     let mut headers = request.headers().clone();