diff --git a/common/src/lib.rs b/common/src/lib.rs
index feef517..97a1dc4 100644
--- a/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ pub const MQTT_TOPIC: &str = "system/metrics";
 pub const MQTT_SEND_INTERVAL: u64 = 5;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct StatusMessage<'a> {
-    pub agent: &'a str,
+pub struct StatusMessage {
+    pub agent: String,
     pub metrics: Metrics,
     pub timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> StatusMessage<'a> {
+impl<'a> StatusMessage {
     pub fn new(agent: &'a str, metrics: Metrics) -> Self {
         Self {
-            agent,
+            agent: agent.to_string(),
             metrics,
             timestamp: Utc::now(),
         }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl<'a> StatusMessage<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a [u8]> for StatusMessage<'a> {
+impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a [u8]> for StatusMessage {
     type Error = serde_json::Error;
 
     fn try_from(value: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {