diff --git a/src/api_info.rs b/src/api_info.rs
index 45863f84..e1262278 100644
--- a/src/api_info.rs
+++ b/src/api_info.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use serde_json::{Value};
 
 pub struct ApiMethod {
     pub description: &'static str,
-    pub properties: StaticPropertyMap,
-    pub returns: Jss,
+    pub properties: &'static StaticPropertyMap,
+    pub returns: &'static Jss,
     pub handler: fn(Value) -> Result<Value, Error>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cd5338f4..8a6186d6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fn test_api_handler(param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 
 static TEST_API_METHOD: ApiMethod = ApiMethod {
     description: "This is a simple test.",
-    properties: StaticPropertyMap {
+    properties: &StaticPropertyMap {
         entries: &[
             ("force", Boolean!{
                 optional => Some(true),
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static TEST_API_METHOD: ApiMethod = ApiMethod {
             })
         ]
     },
-    returns: Jss::Null,
+    returns: &Jss::Null,
     handler: test_api_handler,
 };