diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/backend_trait.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/backend_trait.rs
index 94066bd..78de8bd 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/backend_trait.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/backend_trait.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::any::Any;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus};
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ pub trait Backend: Debug {
         diff.sort_unstable();
         Ok(diff)
     }
+
+    fn as_any(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any;
 }
 
 fn get_group_packages_map(
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/macros.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/macros.rs
index a6fb42a..8934c3e 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/macros.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/macros.rs
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ macro_rules! impl_backend_constants {
                 self.packages.insert(p);
             }
         }
+
+        fn as_any(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+            self
+        }
     };
 }
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs
index 88673f8..e68f62f 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::any::Any;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::fs::{remove_file, File};
 use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
@@ -94,8 +93,8 @@ impl Pacdef {
     fn get_missing_packages(&mut self) -> ToDoPerBackend {
         let mut to_install = ToDoPerBackend::new();
 
-        for backend in Backends::iter() {
-            let mut backend = self.overwrite_values_from_config(backend);
+        for mut backend in Backends::iter() {
+            self.overwrite_values_from_config(&mut *backend);
 
             backend.load(&self.groups);
 
@@ -109,16 +108,10 @@ impl Pacdef {
     }
 
     #[allow(clippy::as_conversions)]
-    fn overwrite_values_from_config(&mut self, backend: Box<dyn Backend>) -> Box<dyn Backend> {
-        let b = Box::new(&backend as &dyn Any);
-        match b.downcast_ref::<Arch>() {
-            Some(inner) => {
-                let mut arch = inner.clone();
-                arch.binary = self.config.aur_helper.clone();
-                arch.aur_rm_args = self.config.aur_rm_args.take();
-                Box::new(arch)
-            }
-            None => backend,
+    fn overwrite_values_from_config(&mut self, backend: &mut dyn Backend) {
+        if let Some(arch) = backend.as_any().downcast_mut::<Arch>() {
+            arch.binary = self.config.aur_helper.clone();
+            arch.aur_rm_args = self.config.aur_rm_args.take();
         }
     }
 
@@ -173,8 +166,8 @@ impl Pacdef {
     fn get_unmanaged_packages(&mut self) -> ToDoPerBackend {
         let mut result = ToDoPerBackend::new();
 
-        for backend in Backends::iter() {
-            let mut backend = self.overwrite_values_from_config(backend);
+        for mut backend in Backends::iter() {
+            self.overwrite_values_from_config(&mut *backend);
 
             backend.load(&self.groups);