diff --git a/go_exporter/types.go b/go_exporter/types.go
index aecc06e..9a21094 100644
--- a/go_exporter/types.go
+++ b/go_exporter/types.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (cc CephConnection) OpenIOContext(poolName string) (IOContexter,error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil,err
 	}
-	return &IOContextWrapper{ioctx: ioctx},nil
+	return IOContextWrapper{ioctx: ioctx},nil
 }
 
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (iocw IOContextWrapper) GetImageNames() ([]string,error){
 
 func (iocw IOContextWrapper) GetImage(rbdName string) RBDImager {
 	img := rbd.GetImage(iocw.ioctx,rbdName)
-	return &RBDImageWrapper{image: img}
+	return RBDImageWrapper{image: img}
 }