diff --git a/http/http_client.hpp b/http/http_client.hpp
index 8161eb1..2b498b7 100644
--- a/http/http_client.hpp
+++ b/http/http_client.hpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 
     void afterResolve(
         const std::shared_ptr<ConnectionInfo>& /*self*/,
-        const boost::beast::error_code ec,
+        const boost::beast::error_code& ec,
         const std::vector<boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint>& endpointList)
     {
         if (ec || (endpointList.empty()))
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
     }
 
     void afterConnect(const std::shared_ptr<ConnectionInfo>& /*self*/,
-                      boost::beast::error_code ec,
+                      const boost::beast::error_code& ec,
                       const boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint& endpoint)
     {
         // The operation already timed out.  We don't want do continue down
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
     }
 
     void afterSslHandshake(const std::shared_ptr<ConnectionInfo>& /*self*/,
-                           boost::beast::error_code ec)
+                           const boost::beast::error_code& ec)
     {
         // The operation already timed out.  We don't want do continue down
         // this branch
diff --git a/http/http_connection.hpp b/http/http_connection.hpp
index 2139602..7b66ac8 100644
--- a/http/http_connection.hpp
+++ b/http/http_connection.hpp
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 
         std::weak_ptr<Connection<Adaptor, Handler>> weakSelf = weak_from_this();
         timer.expires_after(timeout);
-        timer.async_wait([weakSelf](const boost::system::error_code ec) {
+        timer.async_wait([weakSelf](const boost::system::error_code& ec) {
             // Note, we are ignoring other types of errors here;  If the timer
             // failed for any reason, we should still close the connection
             std::shared_ptr<Connection<Adaptor, Handler>> self =