diff --git a/src/commands/run.rs b/src/commands/run.rs
index 53726c2..d53130c 100644
--- a/src/commands/run.rs
+++ b/src/commands/run.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl RunCmd {
                     ));
                 }
                 Some(settlement_conf_path) => NetworkSpec::Ethereum(
-                    EthereumSettlementConfig::from_conf_path(&settlement_conf_path)?,
+                    EthereumSettlementConfig::from_conf_path(settlement_conf_path)?,
                 ),
             },
         };
diff --git a/src/prover/provider.rs b/src/prover/provider.rs
index f07f1ef..780f19f 100644
--- a/src/prover/provider.rs
+++ b/src/prover/provider.rs
@@ -122,11 +122,10 @@ impl ProverChannel {
 
     pub async fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         // stop the endpoint
-        Ok(self
-            .stop_endpoint_tx
+        self.stop_endpoint_tx
             .send(())
             .await
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to stop the endpoint: {:?}", e))?)
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to stop the endpoint: {:?}", e))
     }
 
     pub async fn execute(&mut self, batch: BlockNumber) -> Result<()> {