diff --git a/fileTransfer/store/received.go b/fileTransfer/store/received.go
index 189025a711b89537022a99ec72d19eaf98e63c91..6ec51f2e0188bc4d1ab05b7ec2c2ee044588951c 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/store/received.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/store/received.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (r *Received) AddTransfer(key *ftCrypto.TransferKey,
 
 	_, exists := r.transfers[*tid]
 	if exists {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf(errAddExistingReceivedTransfer, tid)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf(errAddExistingReceivedTransfer, *tid)
 	}
 
 	rt, err := newReceivedTransfer(
diff --git a/fileTransfer/store/sent.go b/fileTransfer/store/sent.go
index a7f89a598dd79ec14b421b0101d0dae5ab7e05cf..d5e22ad8e976bb7d21c7e5e0c100496c19b363b3 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/store/sent.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/store/sent.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (s *Sent) AddTransfer(recipient *id.ID, key *ftCrypto.TransferKey,
 
 	_, exists := s.transfers[*tid]
 	if exists {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf(errAddExistingSentTransfer, tid)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf(errAddExistingSentTransfer, *tid)
 	}
 
 	st, err := newSentTransfer(