diff --git a/discord/member.go b/discord/member.go
index f76e8239..4e1f9347 100644
--- a/discord/member.go
+++ b/discord/member.go
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ type MemberUpdate struct {
 
 // CurrentMemberUpdate is used to update the current member
 type CurrentMemberUpdate struct {
-	Nick *string `json:"nick"`
+	Nick string `json:"nick"`
 }
diff --git a/rest/members.go b/rest/members.go
index 7f11781e..c101a3bb 100644
--- a/rest/members.go
+++ b/rest/members.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Members interface {
 	AddMemberRole(guildID snowflake.ID, userID snowflake.ID, roleID snowflake.ID, opts ...RequestOpt) error
 	RemoveMemberRole(guildID snowflake.ID, userID snowflake.ID, roleID snowflake.ID, opts ...RequestOpt) error
 
-	UpdateCurrentMember(guildID snowflake.ID, nick *string, opts ...RequestOpt) (*string, error)
+	UpdateCurrentMember(guildID snowflake.ID, nick string, opts ...RequestOpt) (*string, error)
 
 	UpdateCurrentUserVoiceState(guildID snowflake.ID, currentUserVoiceStateUpdate discord.UserVoiceStateUpdate, opts ...RequestOpt) error
 	UpdateUserVoiceState(guildID snowflake.ID, userID snowflake.ID, userVoiceStateUpdate discord.UserVoiceStateUpdate, opts ...RequestOpt) error
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *memberImpl) RemoveMemberRole(guildID snowflake.ID, userID snowflake.ID,
 	return s.client.Do(RemoveMemberRole.Compile(nil, guildID, userID, roleID), nil, nil, opts...)
 }
 
-func (s *memberImpl) UpdateCurrentMember(guildID snowflake.ID, nick *string, opts ...RequestOpt) (nickName *string, err error) {
+func (s *memberImpl) UpdateCurrentMember(guildID snowflake.ID, nick string, opts ...RequestOpt) (nickName *string, err error) {
 	err = s.client.Do(UpdateCurrentMember.Compile(nil, guildID), discord.CurrentMemberUpdate{Nick: nick}, nickName, opts...)
 	return
 }