diff --git a/src/api/errors/api_error.rs b/src/api/errors/api_error.rs
index 775f46d509..5e86356459 100644
--- a/src/api/errors/api_error.rs
+++ b/src/api/errors/api_error.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub struct ApiError {
 }
 
 /// Represents API errors.
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[derive(Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub(in crate::api) enum ApiErrorKind {
     #[error("could not serialize value as JSON")]
     CannotSerializeAsJson,
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ impl ApiError {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(in crate::api) fn kind(&self) -> ApiErrorKind {
-        self.inner
+    pub(in crate::api) fn kind(&self) -> &ApiErrorKind {
+        &self.inner
     }
 
     fn set_source<E: Into<anyhow::Error>>(mut self, source: E) -> ApiError {
diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 93c0e0f2b0..24800dde91 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ impl Api {
             match self.request(Method::Get, url, None)?.send() {
                 Ok(_) => return Ok(true),
                 Err(err) => {
-                    if err.kind() != ApiErrorKind::RequestFailed {
+                    if err.kind() != &ApiErrorKind::RequestFailed {
                         return Err(err);
                     }
                 }
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ impl<'a> AuthenticatedApi<'a> {
         {
             Ok(options) => Ok(Some(options)),
             Err(error) => {
-                if error.kind() == ApiErrorKind::ChunkUploadNotSupported {
+                if error.kind() == &ApiErrorKind::ChunkUploadNotSupported {
                     Ok(None)
                 } else {
                     Err(error)