diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer.rs b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
index c115155..957bc4a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
             .insert(template.name.clone(), &template.template);
     }
 
-    pub fn render<C>(&self, name: &str, context: &'a C) -> Result<String, RenderError<'a>>
+    pub fn render<C>(&'a self, name: &str, context: &'a C) -> Result<String, RenderError<'a>>
     where
         C: ContextElement,
     {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
         self.render_body(&main_template.contents, context)
     }
 
-    fn render_body<C>(&self, body: &Body, context: &'a C) -> Result<String, RenderError<'a>>
+    fn render_body<C>(&'a self, body: &Body, context: &'a C) -> Result<String, RenderError<'a>>
     where
         C: ContextElement,
     {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
         Ok(output)
     }
 
-    fn render_tag<C>(&self, tag: &DustTag, context: &'a C) -> Result<String, RenderError<'a>>
+    fn render_tag<C>(&'a self, tag: &DustTag, context: &'a C) -> Result<String, RenderError<'a>>
     where
         C: ContextElement,
     {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                             None => Ok("".to_owned()),
                         };
                     } else {
-                        match container.contents {
+                        match &container.contents {
                             None => return Ok("".to_owned()),
                             Some(body) => {
                                 let rendered_results: Result<Vec<String>, RenderError> =