diff --git a/replier.go b/replier.go
index 26339c6..71a648d 100644
--- a/replier.go
+++ b/replier.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func NewReplier(manifests []ErrorManifest, options ...Option) *Replier {
 	activeTransferObject := &defaultReplyTransferObject{}
 
 	replier := Replier{
-		errorManifest:  mergeManifestCollections(manifests...),
+		errorManifest:  mergeManifestCollections(manifests),
 		transferObject: activeTransferObject,
 	}
 
@@ -220,27 +220,24 @@ func sendHTTPResponse(writer http.ResponseWriter, transferObject TransferObject)
 
 // mergeManifestCollections handles merges the passed manifests into a singular
 // map
-func mergeManifestCollections(manifests ...ErrorManifest) ErrorManifest {
+func mergeManifestCollections(manifests []ErrorManifest) ErrorManifest {
 
 	mergedManifests := make(ErrorManifest)
 
 	for _, manifest := range manifests {
-		key, value := getManifestAttributes(manifest)
-		mergedManifests[key] = *value
+		getManifestItems(manifest, mergedManifests)
 	}
 
 	return mergedManifests
 }
 
-// getManifestAttributes returns key and value for pass manifest
-func getManifestAttributes(manifest ErrorManifest) (key string, value *ErrorManifestItem) {
+// getManifestItems pulls the key and items from the manifest and inserts into final manifest
+func getManifestItems(manifest ErrorManifest, finalManifest ErrorManifest) {
 
-	for k, v := range manifest {
-		key = k
-		value = &v
+	for key, item := range manifest {
+		finalManifest[key] = item
 	}
 
-	return key, value
 }
 
 // getInternalServertErrorManifestItem returns typical 500 error with text and message
diff --git a/replier_test.go b/replier_test.go
index 1f752fe..6b0a0f4 100644
--- a/replier_test.go
+++ b/replier_test.go
@@ -185,9 +185,13 @@ func TestReplier_NewHTTPResponseForError(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "Success - Resource not found",
-			manifests: []reply.ErrorManifest{
+			manifests: append([]reply.ErrorManifest{
 				{"test-404-error": reply.ErrorManifestItem{Message: "resource not found", StatusCode: http.StatusNotFound}},
 			},
+				reply.ErrorManifest{
+					"test-401-error": reply.ErrorManifestItem{Message: "unauthorized", StatusCode: http.StatusUnauthorized},
+				},
+			),
 			err:                errors.New("test-404-error"),
 			expectedStatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
 			assertResponse: func(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder, t *testing.T) {