diff --git a/issues.go b/issues.go
index 48ced5f..88a8ccc 100644
--- a/issues.go
+++ b/issues.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-type Issues []Issue
+type Issues []*Issue
 
 type Issue struct {
 	Id              uint32
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ type Change struct {
 	Note      struct{ id int32 }
 }
 
-type ByCategory []Issue
+type ByCategory []*Issue
 
 func (b ByCategory) Len() int { return len(b) }
 func (b ByCategory) Less(i, j int) bool {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (b ByCategory) Less(i, j int) bool {
 }
 func (b ByCategory) Swap(i, j int) { b[i], b[j] = b[j], b[i] }
 
-type ByAssignment []Issue
+type ByAssignment []*Issue
 
 func (b ByAssignment) Len() int { return len(b) }
 func (b ByAssignment) Less(i, j int) bool {
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ func (b ByAssignment) Less(i, j int) bool {
 }
 func (b ByAssignment) Swap(i, j int) { b[i], b[j] = b[j], b[i] }
 
-type ById []Issue
+type ById []*Issue
 
 func (b ById) Len() int           { return len(b) }
 func (b ById) Less(i, j int) bool { return b[i].Id < b[j].Id }
 func (b ById) Swap(i, j int)      { b[i], b[j] = b[j], b[i] }
 
-type ByTarget []Issue
+type ByTarget []*Issue
 
 func (b ByTarget) Len() int { return len(b) }
 func (b ByTarget) Less(i, j int) bool {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (b ByTarget) Less(i, j int) bool {
 }
 func (b ByTarget) Swap(i, j int) { b[i], b[j] = b[j], b[i] }
 
-type ByHandlerAndId []Issue
+type ByHandlerAndId []*Issue
 
 func (b ByHandlerAndId) Len() int { return len(b) }
 func (b ByHandlerAndId) Less(i, j int) bool {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (ms *multiSorter) Swap(i, j int) {
 }
 
 func (ms *multiSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	p, q := &ms.issues[i], &ms.issues[j]
+	p, q := ms.issues[i], ms.issues[j]
 	var k int
 	for k = 0; k < len(ms.less)-1; k++ {
 		less := ms.less[k]