diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/handler.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/handler.rs
index 24bea03f34..bea4f195b2 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/handler.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/handler.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl TriggerCrud for WebsocketTrigger {
             Cow::Borrowed(&url)
         };
 
-        connect_async(connect_url.as_ref()).await.map_err(|err| {
+        connect_async(&*connect_url).await.map_err(|err| {
             Error::BadConfig(format!(
                 "Error connecting to WebSocket: {}",
                 err.to_string()
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/listener.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/listener.rs
index 906f895fa4..9d4c2209e2 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/listener.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/websocket/listener.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl Listener for WebsocketTrigger {
             Cow::Borrowed(&url)
         };
 
-        let connection = connect_async(connect_url.as_ref())
+        let connection = connect_async(&*connect_url)
             .await
             .map(|conn| Some(conn))
             .map_err(|err| to_anyhow(err).into());