diff --git a/bolt/dashboards.go b/bolt/dashboards.go
index 8bf58b583..4df9ebf8e 100644
--- a/bolt/dashboards.go
+++ b/bolt/dashboards.go
@@ -42,28 +42,28 @@ func (d *DashboardsStore) All(ctx context.Context) ([]chronograf.Dashboard, erro
 }
 
 // Add creates a new Dashboard in the DashboardsStore
-func (d *DashboardsStore) Add(ctx context.Context, src *chronograf.Dashboard) (*chronograf.Dashboard, error) {
+func (d *DashboardsStore) Add(ctx context.Context, src chronograf.Dashboard) (chronograf.Dashboard, error) {
 	if err := d.client.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		b := tx.Bucket(DashboardBucket)
 		id, _ := b.NextSequence()
 
 		src.ID = chronograf.DashboardID(id)
 		strID := strconv.Itoa(int(id))
-		if v, err := internal.MarshalDashboard(*src); err != nil {
+		if v, err := internal.MarshalDashboard(src); err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else if err := b.Put([]byte(strID), v); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
 	}); err != nil {
-		return &chronograf.Dashboard{}, err
+		return chronograf.Dashboard{}, err
 	}
 
 	return src, nil
 }
 
 // Get returns a Dashboard if the id exists.
-func (d *DashboardsStore) Get(ctx context.Context, id chronograf.DashboardID) (*chronograf.Dashboard, error) {
+func (d *DashboardsStore) Get(ctx context.Context, id chronograf.DashboardID) (chronograf.Dashboard, error) {
 	var src chronograf.Dashboard
 	if err := d.client.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		strID := strconv.Itoa(int(id))
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ func (d *DashboardsStore) Get(ctx context.Context, id chronograf.DashboardID) (*
 		}
 		return nil
 	}); err != nil {
-		return &chronograf.Dashboard{}, err
+		return chronograf.Dashboard{}, err
 	}
 
-	return &src, nil
+	return src, nil
 }
 
 // Delete the dashboard from DashboardsStore
-func (s *DashboardsStore) Delete(ctx context.Context, d *chronograf.Dashboard) error {
+func (s *DashboardsStore) Delete(ctx context.Context, d chronograf.Dashboard) error {
 	if err := s.client.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		if err := tx.Bucket(DashboardBucket).Delete(itob(int(d.ID))); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *DashboardsStore) Delete(ctx context.Context, d *chronograf.Dashboard) e
 }
 
 // Update the dashboard in DashboardsStore
-func (s *DashboardsStore) Update(ctx context.Context, d *chronograf.Dashboard) error {
+func (s *DashboardsStore) Update(ctx context.Context, d chronograf.Dashboard) error {
 	if err := s.client.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		// Get an existing dashboard with the same ID.
 		b := tx.Bucket(DashboardBucket)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *DashboardsStore) Update(ctx context.Context, d *chronograf.Dashboard) e
 			return chronograf.ErrDashboardNotFound
 		}
 
-		if v, err := internal.MarshalDashboard(*d); err != nil {
+		if v, err := internal.MarshalDashboard(d); err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else if err := b.Put([]byte(strID), v); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/chronograf.go b/chronograf.go
index 0c8c3a29b..d26613205 100644
--- a/chronograf.go
+++ b/chronograf.go
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ type DashboardsStore interface {
   // All lists all dashboards from the DashboardStore
 	All(context.Context) ([]Dashboard, error)
 	// Create a new Dashboard in the DashboardStore
-	Add(context.Context, *Dashboard) (*Dashboard, error)
+	Add(context.Context, Dashboard) (Dashboard, error)
 	// Delete the Dashboard from the DashboardStore if `ID` exists.
-	Delete(context.Context, *Dashboard) error
+	Delete(context.Context, Dashboard) error
 	// Get retrieves a dashboard if `ID` exists.
-	Get(ctx context.Context, id DashboardID) (*Dashboard, error)
+	Get(ctx context.Context, id DashboardID) (Dashboard, error)
 	// Update replaces the dashboard information
-	Update(context.Context, *Dashboard) error
+	Update(context.Context, Dashboard) error
 }
 
 // ExplorationID is a unique ID for an Exploration.
diff --git a/server/dashboards.go b/server/dashboards.go
index 96aa43c9a..8d792b43b 100644
--- a/server/dashboards.go
+++ b/server/dashboards.go
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ func (s *Service) DashboardID(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	res := newDashboardResponse(*e)
+	res := newDashboardResponse(e)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
 // NewDashboard creates and returns a new dashboard object
 func (s *Service) NewDashboard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var dashboard *chronograf.Dashboard
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&dashboard); err != nil {
+	var dashboard chronograf.Dashboard
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(dashboard); err != nil {
 		invalidJSON(w, s.Logger)
 		return
 	}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *Service) NewDashboard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	res := newDashboardResponse(*dashboard)
+	res := newDashboardResponse(dashboard)
 	w.Header().Add("Location", res.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, res, s.Logger)
 }
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateDashboard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var req *chronograf.Dashboard
+	var req chronograf.Dashboard
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(req); err != nil {
 		invalidJSON(w, s.Logger)
 		return
 	}
 	req.ID = id
 
-	if err := ValidDashboardRequest(dashboard); err != nil {
+	if err := ValidDashboardRequest(req); err != nil {
 		invalidData(w, err, s.Logger)
 		return
 	}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateDashboard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	res := newDashboardResponse(*req)
+	res := newDashboardResponse(req)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func ValidDashboardRequest(d chronograf.Dashboard) error {
 	for _, c := range d.Cells {
 		for _, q := range c.Queries {
 			if len(q) == 0 {
-				return ftm.Errorf("query required")
+				return fmt.Errorf("query required")
 			}
 		}
 	}