diff --git a/examples/download-speed.rs b/examples/download-speed.rs
index c487d704..fe700982 100644
--- a/examples/download-speed.rs
+++ b/examples/download-speed.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let backup_time = proxmox_time::parse_rfc3339("2019-06-28T10:49:48Z")?;
 
     let client = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         None,
         "store2",
         &BackupNamespace::root(),
diff --git a/pbs-client/src/backup_reader.rs b/pbs-client/src/backup_reader.rs
index 2cd4dc27..36d8ebcf 100644
--- a/pbs-client/src/backup_reader.rs
+++ b/pbs-client/src/backup_reader.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl BackupReader {
 
     /// Create a new instance by upgrading the connection at '/api2/json/reader'
     pub async fn start(
-        client: HttpClient,
+        client: &HttpClient,
         crypt_config: Option<Arc<CryptConfig>>,
         datastore: &str,
         ns: &BackupNamespace,
diff --git a/proxmox-backup-client/src/catalog.rs b/proxmox-backup-client/src/catalog.rs
index 8c8c1458..72b22e67 100644
--- a/proxmox-backup-client/src/catalog.rs
+++ b/proxmox-backup-client/src/catalog.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async fn dump_catalog(param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     let client = connect(&repo)?;
 
     let client = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
         &backup_ns,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ async fn catalog_shell(param: Value) -> Result<(), Error> {
     };
 
     let client = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
         &backup_ns,
diff --git a/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs b/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs
index 9b680f62..0b9c1332 100644
--- a/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ async fn restore(
     };
 
     let client = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
         &ns,
diff --git a/proxmox-backup-client/src/mount.rs b/proxmox-backup-client/src/mount.rs
index 242556d0..4a2f8335 100644
--- a/proxmox-backup-client/src/mount.rs
+++ b/proxmox-backup-client/src/mount.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ async fn mount_do(param: Value, pipe: Option<OwnedFd>) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     };
 
     let client = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
         &backup_ns,
diff --git a/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs b/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs
index 9c74a476..50875a63 100644
--- a/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs
+++ b/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async fn list_files(
 ) -> Result<Vec<ArchiveEntry>, Error> {
     let client = connect(&repo)?;
     let client = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
         &namespace,
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ async fn extract(
 
     let client = connect(&repo)?;
     let client = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
         &namespace,
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/diff.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/diff.rs
index 9924fb7b..1c64b27a 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/diff.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/diff.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ async fn create_backup_reader(
     };
     let client = connect(&params.repo)?;
     let backup_reader = BackupReader::start(
-        client,
+        &client,
         params.crypt_config.clone(),
         params.repo.store(),
         &params.namespace,
diff --git a/src/server/pull.rs b/src/server/pull.rs
index a973a10e..e55452d1 100644
--- a/src/server/pull.rs
+++ b/src/server/pull.rs
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ async fn pull_group(
         )?;
 
         let reader = BackupReader::start(
-            new_client,
+            &new_client,
             None,
             params.source.store(),
             &remote_ns,