diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 058c8f47b..ba652f2e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          args: --workspace --tests --examples
+          args: --workspace --tests --examples --benches
 
   docs:
     name: Rust doc comments
diff --git a/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs b/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs
index 48f4d2c42..51a3a7bb9 100644
--- a/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs
+++ b/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
         c.bench_function("chat::get_chat_msgs (load messages from 10 chats)", |b| {
             b.to_async(AsyncStdExecutor)
-                .iter(|| get_chat_msgs_benchmark(black_box(&path.as_ref()), black_box(&chats)))
+                .iter(|| get_chat_msgs_benchmark(black_box(path.as_ref()), black_box(&chats)))
         });
     } else {
         println!("env var not set: DELTACHAT_BENCHMARK_DATABASE");
diff --git a/benches/get_chatlist.rs b/benches/get_chatlist.rs
index 1ea629c6c..507bca8e7 100644
--- a/benches/get_chatlist.rs
+++ b/benches/get_chatlist.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use deltachat::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use deltachat::context::Context;
 
 async fn get_chat_list_benchmark(context: &Context) {
-    Chatlist::try_load(&context, 0, None, None).await.unwrap();
+    Chatlist::try_load(context, 0, None, None).await.unwrap();
 }
 
 fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {