diff --git a/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs b/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs
index 218bcc95..fd82cd36 100644
--- a/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs
+++ b/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ impl FetchState {
         // deciding vote on adding a delegate.
         self.run_stage(
             handle,
-            &handshake,
+            handshake,
             &stage::CanonicalId {
                 remote,
                 limit: limit.special,