diff --git a/xmpp/src/lib.rs b/xmpp/src/lib.rs
index e259f48472b8bc4736bfe8573ba0d1a1e1a2f83d..cfee73365605170b2e396f3cb54c79541d7f78bf 100644
--- a/xmpp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xmpp/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ impl core::str::FromStr for RoomNick {
     }
 }
 
+impl core::ops::Deref for RoomNick {
+    type Target = ResourcePart;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &ResourcePart {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp/src/muc/room.rs b/xmpp/src/muc/room.rs
index 2037c9ac4eac7a93a267e3217dd7732c7f500b43..493dfe7fd1226bdd500ac61a5a86012e27816127 100644
--- a/xmpp/src/muc/room.rs
+++ b/xmpp/src/muc/room.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub async fn join_room<'a>(agent: &mut Agent, settings: JoinRoomSettings<'a>) {
         agent.default_nick.read().await.clone()
     };
 
-    let room_jid = room.with_resource(nick.as_ref());
+    let room_jid = room.with_resource(&nick);
     let mut presence = Presence::new(PresenceType::None).with_to(room_jid);
     presence.add_payload(muc);
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub async fn leave_room<'a>(agent: &mut Agent, settings: LeaveRoomSettings<'a>)
     // XEP-0045 specifies that, to leave a room, the client must send a presence stanza
     // with type="unavailable".
     let mut presence =
-        Presence::new(PresenceType::Unavailable).with_to(room.with_resource(nickname.as_ref()));
+        Presence::new(PresenceType::Unavailable).with_to(room.with_resource(&nickname));
 
     // Optionally, the client may include a status message in the presence stanza.
     // TODO: Should this be optional? The XEP says "MAY", but the method signature requires the arguments.