diff --git a/src/profile/proxy/misc.rs b/src/profile/proxy/misc.rs
index 416ebd60..8af711ab 100644
--- a/src/profile/proxy/misc.rs
+++ b/src/profile/proxy/misc.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Misc {
 
             // update values from the DB (if exists)
             for row in rows {
-                assert!(!m.insert(Memory::from_db_row(&row.key, row.value.as_deref()).unwrap()))
+                assert!(!m.insert(Memory::from_db_row(&row.key, row.value).unwrap()))
                 // * panics if the DB was malformed or changed unexpectedly
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory.rs b/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory.rs
index fd0ac933..4fe3f7b4 100644
--- a/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory.rs
+++ b/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub enum Memory {
 impl Memory {
     // Constructors
 
-    pub fn from_db_row(key: &str, value: Option<&str>) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn from_db_row(key: &str, value: Option<String>) -> Option<Self> {
         if key == HIGHLIGHT_REQUEST_ENTRY {
             Some(Self::HighlightRequestEntry(Bool::from_db_value(value)))
         } else {
diff --git a/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory/bool.rs b/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory/bool.rs
index 90304f18..bad945e8 100644
--- a/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory/bool.rs
+++ b/src/profile/proxy/misc/memory/bool.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ impl Bool {
         if value { Self::True } else { Self::False }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_db_value(key: Option<&str>) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_db_value(key: Option<String>) -> Self {
         if key.is_some_and(|k| k == TRUE) {
             Self::True
         } else {