diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9f13e27..92e5ce8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors=["Adrian Malacoda <adrian.malacoda@monarch-pass.net>"]
 
 [dependencies]
 hlua = "0.3"
-discord = "0.7.0"
+discord = "0.8.0"
 toml = "0.2.1"
 crossbeam = "0.2"
 rand = "0.3"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 78a9a3d..6865425 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn init_logger () {
     if env::var("RUST_LOG").is_ok() {
        builder.parse(&env::var("RUST_LOG").unwrap());
     }
-    
+
     builder.init().unwrap();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/discord.rs b/src/modules/discord.rs
index 4f1e728..ffc8f8e 100644
--- a/src/modules/discord.rs
+++ b/src/modules/discord.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct DiscordMessageSender {
 impl MessageSender for DiscordMessageSender {
     fn send_message (&self, message: &str) {
         debug!("Send message to channel id {:?}: {:?}", self.channel_id, message);
-        match self.discord.send_message(&self.channel_id, message, "", false) {
+        match self.discord.send_message(self.channel_id, message, "", false) {
             Ok(message) => { debug!("Send message succeeded: {:?}", message.id); },
             Err(err) => { error!("Send message failed: {:?}", err) }
         }