diff --git a/tools/flaky-test-reporter/github_issue_test.go b/tools/flaky-test-reporter/github_issue_test.go
index 5a2c2be23a..f2a1a7600e 100644
--- a/tools/flaky-test-reporter/github_issue_test.go
+++ b/tools/flaky-test-reporter/github_issue_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func createNewIssue(fgi *GithubIssue, title, body, testStat string) (*github.Iss
 }
 
 func createRepoData(passed, flaky, failed, notenoughdata int, startTime int64) *RepoData {
-	config := &JobConfig{
+	config := JobConfig{
 		Repo: fakeRepo,
 	}
 	tss := map[string]*TestStat{}
diff --git a/tools/flaky-test-reporter/main.go b/tools/flaky-test-reporter/main.go
index b2b5d48344..6e77b044a1 100644
--- a/tools/flaky-test-reporter/main.go
+++ b/tools/flaky-test-reporter/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	for _, jc := range jobConfigs {
 		log.Printf("collecting results for repo '%s'\n", jc.Repo)
-		rd, err := collectTestResultsForRepo(&jc)
+		rd, err := collectTestResultsForRepo(jc)
 		if nil != err {
 			log.Fatalf("Error collecting results for repo '%s': %v", jc.Repo, err)
 		}
diff --git a/tools/flaky-test-reporter/result.go b/tools/flaky-test-reporter/result.go
index 63d60204a2..6bcaea2834 100644
--- a/tools/flaky-test-reporter/result.go
+++ b/tools/flaky-test-reporter/result.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const (
 
 // RepoData struct contains all configurations and test results for a repo
 type RepoData struct {
-	Config             *JobConfig
+	Config             JobConfig
 	TestStats          map[string]*TestStat // key is test full name
 	BuildIDs           []int                // all build IDs scanned in this run
 	LastBuildStartTime *int64               // timestamp, determines how fresh the data is
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func getCombinedResultsForBuild(build *prow.Build) ([]*junit.TestSuites, error)
 
 // collectTestResultsForRepo collects test results, build IDs from all builds,
 // as well as LastBuildStartTime, and stores them in RepoData
-func collectTestResultsForRepo(jc *JobConfig) (*RepoData, error) {
+func collectTestResultsForRepo(jc JobConfig) (*RepoData, error) {
 	rd := &RepoData{Config: jc}
 	job := prow.NewJob(jc.Name, jc.Type, jc.Repo, 0)
 	if !job.PathExists() {