diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 42e82ff..00d3d60 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -78,22 +78,28 @@ impl ObjectInstance {
         // destination_parts[1] is the property under `input` (value)
         let destination_parts: Vec<&str> = destination.splitn(2, ":").collect();
 
-        // first item of tuple is for the source object template, second is for the source object instance
-        let source_category = match source_parts[0] {
-            "input" => (template.input, &obj.input),
-            "local" => (template.local, &obj.local),
-            "remote" => (template.remote, &obj.remote),
+        let source_instance_category = match source_parts[0] {
+            "input" => &obj.input,
+            "local" => &obj.local,
+            "remote" => &obj.remote,
             _ => return Err(format!("the category specified in the transformation source ({}) is invalid (must be input OR local OR remote)", source_parts[0]))
         };
 
-        let template_property = match source_category.0.get(source_parts[1]) {
+        let source_template_category = match source_parts[0] {
+            "input" => template.input,
+            "local" => template.local,
+            "remote" => template.remote,
+            _ => unreachable!()
+        };
+
+        let template_property = match source_template_category.get(source_parts[1]) {
             Some(template_property) => template_property,
             None => return Err(format!("the property specified as the transformation source ({}) doesn't exist in the template", source))
         };
 
         if template_property.transforms.contains(&destination.to_string()) {
             let result = ObjectInstance::from_template(destination_parts[0], json!({
-                destination_parts[1]: source_category.1.get(source_parts[1])
+                destination_parts[1]: source_instance_category.get(source_parts[1])
             }))?;
 
             Ok(result)