diff --git a/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs b/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs
index f2d49c417ef..92e07487a40 100644
--- a/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs
+++ b/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ pub struct RefundUpdateRequest {
     pub metadata: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, ToSchema, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(
+    Default, Debug, Clone, Copy, ToSchema, Deserialize, Serialize, Eq, PartialEq, strum::Display,
+)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum RefundType {
     #[default]
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs b/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs
index 82d6ce22c60..0efe54f38c0 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ pub async fn validate_and_create_refund(
     let (refund_id, all_refunds, currency, refund_create_req, refund);
 
     // Only for initial dev and testing
-    let refund_type = req.refund_type.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+    let refund_type = req.refund_type.unwrap_or_default();
 
     // If Refund Id not passed in request Generate one.