diff --git a/doc/json-rpc.md b/doc/json-rpc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index 2bf97640f7..9349456e5d 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
         drone_addr.set_port(DRONE_PORT);
         let rpc_addr = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0)), RPC_PORT);
         let rpc_service = JsonRpcService::new(
-            bank.clone(),
+            &bank,
             node.data.contact_info.tpu,
             drone_addr,
             rpc_addr,
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
         drone_addr.set_port(DRONE_PORT);
         let rpc_addr = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0)), RPC_PORT);
         let rpc_service = JsonRpcService::new(
-            bank.clone(),
+            &bank,
             node.data.contact_info.tpu,
             drone_addr,
             rpc_addr,
diff --git a/src/rpc.rs b/src/rpc.rs
index 2382acca3e..5e45b61392 100644
--- a/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/rpc.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ pub struct JsonRpcService {
 
 impl JsonRpcService {
     pub fn new(
-        bank: Arc<Bank>,
+        bank: &Arc<Bank>,
         transactions_addr: SocketAddr,
         drone_addr: SocketAddr,
         rpc_addr: SocketAddr,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let request_processor = JsonRpcRequestProcessor::new(bank);
+        let request_processor = JsonRpcRequestProcessor::new(bank.clone());
         let thread_hdl = Builder::new()
             .name("solana-jsonrpc".to_string())
             .spawn(move || {