diff --git a/src/db/access.rs b/src/db/access.rs
index 100b4ae..9fc654f 100644
--- a/src/db/access.rs
+++ b/src/db/access.rs
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn permission_ord_test() {
-        assert!(PermissionBuf::from_string("bffh.perm") > PermissionBuf::from_string("bffh.perm.sub"));
+        assert!(PermissionBuf::from_string("bffh.perm".to_string()) 
+            > PermissionBuf::from_string("bffh.perm.sub".to_string()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/db/user.rs b/src/db/user.rs
index 3986c8e..16f7fc9 100644
--- a/src/db/user.rs
+++ b/src/db/user.rs
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ mod tests {
         let location = "testloc".to_string();
 
         assert_eq!("testuser", 
-            format!("{}", UserIdentifier::new(uid, None, None)));
+            format!("{}", UserIdentifier::new(uid.clone(), None, None)));
         assert_eq!("testuser+testsuid", 
-            format!("{}", UserIdentifier::new(uid, Some(suid), None)));
+            format!("{}", UserIdentifier::new(uid.clone(), Some(suid.clone()), None)));
         assert_eq!("testuser+testsuid", 
-            format!("{}", UserIdentifier::new(uid, Some(suid), None)));
+            format!("{}", UserIdentifier::new(uid.clone(), Some(suid.clone()), None)));
         assert_eq!("testuser+testsuid@testloc", 
             format!("{}", UserIdentifier::new(uid, Some(suid), Some(location))));
     }