diff --git a/core/src/tpu.rs b/core/src/tpu.rs
index 2cdcc366..cd077a18 100644
--- a/core/src/tpu.rs
+++ b/core/src/tpu.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl Tpu {
             exit.clone(),
             rpc_load_balancer.clone(),
             staked_nodes.clone(),
-            staked_nodes_overrides.clone(),
+            staked_nodes_overrides,
         );
 
         // sender tracked as fetch_stage-channel_stats.tpu_sender_len
diff --git a/transaction-relayer/src/main.rs b/transaction-relayer/src/main.rs
index de8124f1..13bd102b 100644
--- a/transaction-relayer/src/main.rs
+++ b/transaction-relayer/src/main.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ struct Args {
     ///  number of QUIC streams permitted from the peer and vote packet sender stage.
     ///  Format of the file: `staked_map_id: {<pubkey>: <SOL stake amount>}"
     #[arg(long, env)]
-    staked_nodes_overrides: Option<String>,
+    staked_nodes_overrides: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]