diff --git a/side-node/src/node.rs b/side-node/src/node.rs
index 52c7092..aac03dd 100644
--- a/side-node/src/node.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/node.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl SideNode {
             }
             match self.incoming_receiver.try_recv() {
                 Ok(incoming) => {
-                    self.handle_incoming(&incoming);
+                    self.handle_incoming(incoming);
                 }
                 Err(_) => {} // ignore empty channel errors in this PoC
             }
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ impl SideNode {
         self.handle.call(to_send).unwrap();
     }
 
-    fn handle_incoming(&mut self, incoming: &SignedOp) {
+    fn handle_incoming(&mut self, incoming: SignedOp) {
         println!("WINNNINGINGINGINGINGIGNIGN");
-        self.crdt.apply(incoming.clone());
+        self.crdt.apply(incoming);
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn add_transaction_local(
diff --git a/side-node/src/websocket.rs b/side-node/src/websocket.rs
index eecafe0..f7d5caa 100644
--- a/side-node/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/websocket.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ impl ezsockets::ClientExt for WebSocketClient {
     // match on it.
     type Call = String;
 
+    /// When we receive a text message, apply the crdt operation contained in it to our
+    /// local crdt.
     async fn on_text(&mut self, text: String) -> Result<(), ezsockets::Error> {
         tracing::info!("received text: {text:?}");
         let incoming: bft_json_crdt::json_crdt::SignedOp = serde_json::from_str(&text).unwrap();
@@ -44,11 +46,14 @@ impl ezsockets::ClientExt for WebSocketClient {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// When we receive a binary message, log the bytes. Currently unused.
     async fn on_binary(&mut self, bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), ezsockets::Error> {
         tracing::info!("received bytes: {bytes:?}");
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Call this with the `Call` type to send application data to the websocket client
+    /// (and from there, to the server).
     async fn on_call(&mut self, call: Self::Call) -> Result<(), ezsockets::Error> {
         tracing::info!("sending signed op: {call:?}");
         self.handle.text(call)?;