diff --git a/src/routes/blogs.rs b/src/routes/blogs.rs
index 53a3cc18..632138da 100644
--- a/src/routes/blogs.rs
+++ b/src/routes/blogs.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub fn create(form: LenientForm<NewBlogForm>, rockets: PlumeRocket) -> RespondOr
     let custom_domain = if *(&form.custom_domain.is_empty()) {
         None
     } else {
-        Some(Host::new(*(&form.custom_domain)))
+        Some(Host::new(form.custom_domain.clone()))
     };
 
     let mut errors = match form.validate() {
diff --git a/templates/blogs/new.rs.html b/templates/blogs/new.rs.html
index 6a22f734..118d78a7 100644
--- a/templates/blogs/new.rs.html
+++ b/templates/blogs/new.rs.html
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 @:base(ctx, i18n!(ctx.1, "New Blog"), {}, {}, {
   <h1 dir="auto">@i18n!(ctx.1, "Create a blog")</h1>
   <form method="post" action="@uri!(blogs::create)">
-      @input!(ctx.1, title (text), "Title", form, errors, "required minlength=\"1\"")
+      @input!(ctx.1, title (text), "Title", form, errors.clone(), "required minlength=\"1\"")
       <input type="submit" value="@i18n!(ctx.1, "Create blog")" dir="auto"/>
 
-      @input!(ctx.1, custom_domain (optional text), "Custom Domain", form, errors.clone(), "")
+      @input!(ctx.1, custom_domain (optional text), "Custom Domain", form, errors, "")
       <input type="submit" value="@i18n!(ctx.1, "Make your blog available under a custom domain")" dir="auto"/>
   </form>
 })