diff --git a/minecraft-protocol/src/connection.rs b/minecraft-protocol/src/connection.rs
index ba27cdad..d5cee708 100644
--- a/minecraft-protocol/src/connection.rs
+++ b/minecraft-protocol/src/connection.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl Connection {
     }
 
     /// Write a packet to the server
-    pub async fn send_packet(&mut self, packet: Packet<'_>) {
+    pub async fn send_packet(&mut self, packet: Packet) {
         // TODO: implement compression
 
         // packet structure:
diff --git a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/handshake/client_intention_packet.rs b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/handshake/client_intention_packet.rs
index 401dbbac..0f14ed48 100644
--- a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/handshake/client_intention_packet.rs
+++ b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/handshake/client_intention_packet.rs
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ use crate::{
     packets::{ConnectionProtocol, Packet, PacketTrait},
 };
 
-#[derive(Hash)]
-pub struct ClientIntentionPacket<'a> {
+#[derive(Hash, Clone)]
+pub struct ClientIntentionPacket {
     pub protocol_version: u32,
-    pub hostname: &'a String,
+    pub hostname: String,
     pub port: u16,
     /// 1 for status, 2 for login
     pub intention: ConnectionProtocol,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<'a> PacketTrait for ClientIntentionPacket<'a> {
-    fn get(&self) -> Packet {
-        Packet::ClientIntentionPacket(*self)
+impl PacketTrait for ClientIntentionPacket {
+    fn get(self) -> Packet {
+        Packet::ClientIntentionPacket(self)
     }
 
     fn write(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl<'a> PacketTrait for ClientIntentionPacket<'a> {
 
     async fn read<T: tokio::io::AsyncRead + std::marker::Unpin + std::marker::Send>(
         buf: &mut BufReader<T>,
-    ) -> Result<Packet<'_>, String> {
+    ) -> Result<Packet, String> {
         Err("ClientIntentionPacket::parse not implemented".to_string())
         // Ok(ClientIntentionPacket {}.get())
     }
diff --git a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs
index 76f9128e..0d8b6883 100644
--- a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs
+++ b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ pub enum ConnectionProtocol {
     Login = 2,
 }
 
-pub enum Packet<'a> {
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum Packet {
     // game
 
     // handshake
-    ClientIntentionPacket(handshake::client_intention_packet::ClientIntentionPacket<'a>),
+    ClientIntentionPacket(handshake::client_intention_packet::ClientIntentionPacket),
 
     // login
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ pub enum Packet<'a> {
 }
 
 // TODO: do all this with macros so it's less repetitive
-impl Packet<'_> {
+impl Packet {
     fn get_inner_packet(&self) -> &dyn PacketTrait {
         match self {
             Packet::ClientIntentionPacket(packet) => packet,
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ impl Packet<'_> {
         protocol: ConnectionProtocol,
         flow: PacketFlow,
         buf: &mut BufReader<T>,
-    ) -> Result<Packet<'_>, String> {
+    ) -> Result<Packet, String> {
         match protocol {
             ConnectionProtocol::Handshake => match id {
                 0x00 => Ok(
@@ -96,11 +97,11 @@ impl Packet<'_> {
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait PacketTrait {
     /// Return a version of the packet that you can actually use for stuff
-    fn get(&self) -> Packet;
+    fn get(self) -> Packet;
     fn write(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> ();
     async fn read<T: AsyncRead + std::marker::Unpin + std::marker::Send>(
         buf: &mut BufReader<T>,
-    ) -> Result<Packet<'_>, String>
+    ) -> Result<Packet, String>
     where
         Self: Sized;
 }
diff --git a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/clientbound_status_response_packet.rs b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/clientbound_status_response_packet.rs
index 38747cc8..28ac9b16 100644
--- a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/clientbound_status_response_packet.rs
+++ b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/clientbound_status_response_packet.rs
@@ -14,18 +14,17 @@ pub struct ClientboundStatusResponsePacket {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl PacketTrait for ClientboundStatusResponsePacket {
-    fn get(&self) -> Packet {
-        Packet::ClientboundStatusResponsePacket(self.clone())
+    fn get(self) -> Packet {
+        Packet::ClientboundStatusResponsePacket(self)
     }
 
     fn write(&self, _buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {}
 
     async fn read<T: tokio::io::AsyncRead + std::marker::Unpin + std::marker::Send>(
         buf: &mut BufReader<T>,
-    ) -> Result<Packet<'_>, String> {
+    ) -> Result<Packet, String> {
         let status = mc_buf::read_utf(buf).await?;
         // this.status = GsonHelper.fromJson(GSON, friendlyByteBuf.readUtf(32767), ServerStatus.class);
-        let packet = ClientboundStatusResponsePacket { status }.get();
-        Ok(packet)
+        Ok(ClientboundStatusResponsePacket { status }.get())
     }
 }
diff --git a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/serverbound_status_request_packet.rs b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/serverbound_status_request_packet.rs
index b3c87968..1a301a4d 100644
--- a/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/serverbound_status_request_packet.rs
+++ b/minecraft-protocol/src/packets/status/serverbound_status_request_packet.rs
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ use crate::{
     packets::{Packet, PacketTrait},
 };
 
-#[derive(Hash)]
+#[derive(Hash, Clone)]
 pub struct ServerboundStatusRequestPacket {}
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl PacketTrait for ServerboundStatusRequestPacket {
-    fn get(&self) -> Packet {
-        Packet::ServerboundStatusRequestPacket(*self)
+    fn get(self) -> Packet {
+        Packet::ServerboundStatusRequestPacket(self)
     }
     fn write(&self, _buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {}
 
     async fn read<T: tokio::io::AsyncRead + std::marker::Unpin + std::marker::Send>(
         buf: &mut BufReader<T>,
-    ) -> Result<Packet<'_>, String> {
+    ) -> Result<Packet, String> {
         Err("ServerboundStatusRequestPacket::read not implemented".to_string())
     }
 }
diff --git a/minecraft-protocol/src/server_status_pinger.rs b/minecraft-protocol/src/server_status_pinger.rs
index 1e523511..a86be553 100644
--- a/minecraft-protocol/src/server_status_pinger.rs
+++ b/minecraft-protocol/src/server_status_pinger.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub async fn ping_server(address: &ServerAddress) -> Result<(), String> {
     conn.send_packet(
         ClientIntentionPacket {
             protocol_version: 757,
-            hostname: &address.host,
+            hostname: address.host.clone(),
             port: address.port,
             intention: ConnectionProtocol::Status,
         }