diff --git a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy_server.rs b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy_server.rs
index a45ca51363..61f2d232d4 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy_server.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy_server.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl NymProxyServer {
                     sender
                         .write()
                         .await
-                        .send_reply(surb, bincode::serialize(&reply)?)
+                        .send_reply(surb, &bincode::serialize(&reply)?)
                         .await?
                 }
                 info!(