diff --git a/auctioneer/client.go b/auctioneer/client.go
index b71d024..753b3f7 100644
--- a/auctioneer/client.go
+++ b/auctioneer/client.go
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func (c *Client) connectAndAuthenticate(ctx context.Context,
 			// handled specifically so we return a typed error now.
 			if errMsg.ErrorCode == auctioneerrpc.SubscribeError_INCOMPLETE_ACCOUNT_RESERVATION {
 				return sub, true, AcctResNotCompletedErrFromRPC(
-					*errMsg.AccountReservation,
+					errMsg.AccountReservation,
 				)
 			}
 
diff --git a/auctioneer/errors.go b/auctioneer/errors.go
index 655c103..0ac8340 100644
--- a/auctioneer/errors.go
+++ b/auctioneer/errors.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (e *AcctResNotCompletedError) Unwrap() error {
 // AcctResNotCompletedErrFromRPC creates a new AcctResNotCompletedError from an
 // RPC account message.
 func AcctResNotCompletedErrFromRPC(
-	rpcAcc auctioneerrpc.AuctionAccount) *AcctResNotCompletedError {
+	rpcAcc *auctioneerrpc.AuctionAccount) *AcctResNotCompletedError {
 
 	result := &AcctResNotCompletedError{
 		Value:      btcutil.Amount(rpcAcc.Value),