diff --git a/internal/convert/converter.go b/internal/convert/converter.go
index 0b0af117..b76bd0cf 100644
--- a/internal/convert/converter.go
+++ b/internal/convert/converter.go
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ func (c Converter) convertSlice(name string, fromVal, toVal reflect.Value) error
 
 		return errors.Join(errs...)
 	case fromVal.Kind() == reflect.String && toVal.Type().Elem().Kind() == reflect.Uint8:
-		s := fromVal.String()
-		toVal.SetBytes(internal.String2ByteSlice(s))
+		toVal.SetBytes(internal.String2ByteSlice(fromVal.String()))
 	case fromVal.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 		// Empty maps turn into empty arrays
 		if fromVal.Len() == 0 {
@@ -459,8 +458,7 @@ func (c Converter) convertString(name string, fromVal, toVal reflect.Value) erro
 		reflect.Copy(reflect.ValueOf(bytes), fromVal)
 		toVal.SetString(internal.ByteSlice2String(bytes))
 	case fromVal.Kind() == reflect.Slice && fromVal.Type().Elem().Kind() == reflect.Uint8:
-		bytes := fromVal.Bytes()
-		toVal.SetString(internal.ByteSlice2String(bytes))
+		toVal.SetString(internal.ByteSlice2String(fromVal.Bytes()))
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf( //nolint:goerr113
 			"'%s' expected type '%s', got unconvertible type '%s', value: '%v'",