diff --git a/internal/conf/env/env_test.go b/internal/conf/env/env_test.go
index 76f5e808..5bf21c48 100644
--- a/internal/conf/env/env_test.go
+++ b/internal/conf/env/env_test.go
@@ -8,27 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func stringPtr(v string) *string {
-	return &v
-}
-
-func intPtr(v int) *int {
-	return &v
-}
-
-func uintPtr(v uint) *uint {
-	return &v
-}
-
-func boolPtr(v bool) *bool {
-	return &v
-}
-
-func float64Ptr(v float64) *float64 {
-	return &v
-}
-
-func durationPtr(v time.Duration) *time.Duration {
+func ptrOf[T any](v T) *T {
 	return &v
 }
 
@@ -137,17 +117,17 @@ func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, testStruct{
 		MyString:      "testcontent",
-		MyStringOpt:   stringPtr("testcontent2"),
+		MyStringOpt:   ptrOf("testcontent2"),
 		MyInt:         123,
-		MyIntOpt:      intPtr(456),
+		MyIntOpt:      ptrOf(456),
 		MyUint:        8910,
-		MyUintOpt:     uintPtr(112313),
+		MyUintOpt:     ptrOf(uint(112313)),
 		MyFloat:       15.2,
-		MyFloatOpt:    float64Ptr(16.2),
+		MyFloatOpt:    ptrOf(16.2),
 		MyBool:        true,
-		MyBoolOpt:     boolPtr(false),
+		MyBoolOpt:     ptrOf(false),
 		MyDuration:    22000000000,
-		MyDurationOpt: (*myDuration)(durationPtr(30000000000)),
+		MyDurationOpt: ptrOf(myDuration(30000000000)),
 		MyMap: map[string]*mapEntry{
 			"mykey": {
 				MyValue: "",
diff --git a/internal/metrics/metrics_test.go b/internal/metrics/metrics_test.go
index 2a8cbc2b..0c8a124e 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func timePtr(t time.Time) *time.Time {
-	return &t
+func ptrOf[T any](v T) *T {
+	return &v
 }
 
 type dummyPathManager struct{}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dummyPathManager) APIPathsList() (*defs.APIPathList, error) {
 				ID:   "123324354",
 			},
 			Ready:         true,
-			ReadyTime:     timePtr(time.Date(2003, 11, 4, 23, 15, 7, 0, time.UTC)),
+			ReadyTime:     ptrOf(time.Date(2003, 11, 4, 23, 15, 7, 0, time.UTC)),
 			Tracks:        []string{"H264", "H265"},
 			BytesReceived: 123,
 			BytesSent:     456,
diff --git a/internal/protocols/webrtc/from_stream.go b/internal/protocols/webrtc/from_stream.go
index 54f50197..82907554 100644
--- a/internal/protocols/webrtc/from_stream.go
+++ b/internal/protocols/webrtc/from_stream.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var errNoSupportedCodecsFrom = errors.New(
 	"the stream doesn't contain any supported codec, which are currently " +
 		"AV1, VP9, VP8, H265, H264, Opus, G722, G711, LPCM")
 
-func uint16Ptr(v uint16) *uint16 {
+func ptrOf[T any](v T) *T {
 	return &v
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func setupVideoTrack(
 		encoder := &rtpvp9.Encoder{
 			PayloadType:      96,
 			PayloadMaxSize:   webrtcPayloadMaxSize,
-			InitialPictureID: uint16Ptr(8445),
+			InitialPictureID: ptrOf(uint16(8445)),
 		}
 		err := encoder.Init()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/protocols/whip/ice_fragment_test.go b/internal/protocols/whip/ice_fragment_test.go
index 0f08464c..fe5c5d0b 100644
--- a/internal/protocols/whip/ice_fragment_test.go
+++ b/internal/protocols/whip/ice_fragment_test.go
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func uint16Ptr(v uint16) *uint16 {
-	return &v
-}
-
-func stringPtr(v string) *string {
+func ptrOf[T any](v T) *T {
 	return &v
 }
 
@@ -176,8 +172,8 @@ var iceFragmentCases = []struct {
 			"a=sendrecv\n",
 		[]*webrtc.ICECandidateInit{{
 			Candidate:     "3628911098 1 udp 2130706431 192.168.3.218 49462 typ host",
-			SDPMid:        stringPtr("0"),
-			SDPMLineIndex: uint16Ptr(0),
+			SDPMid:        ptrOf("0"),
+			SDPMLineIndex: ptrOf(uint16(0)),
 		}},
 		"a=ice-ufrag:tUQMzoQAVLzlvBys\r\n" +
 			"a=ice-pwd:pimyGfJcjjRwvUjnmGOODSjtIxyDljQj\r\n" +
diff --git a/internal/servers/hls/muxer.go b/internal/servers/hls/muxer.go
index 181bd1a0..f335f513 100644
--- a/internal/servers/hls/muxer.go
+++ b/internal/servers/hls/muxer.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 	recreatePause    = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
-func int64Ptr(v int64) *int64 {
+func ptrOf[T any](v T) *T {
 	return &v
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (m *muxer) initialize() {
 	m.ctx = ctx
 	m.ctxCancel = ctxCancel
 	m.created = time.Now()
-	m.lastRequestTime = int64Ptr(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	m.lastRequestTime = ptrOf(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	m.bytesSent = new(uint64)
 	m.chGetInstance = make(chan muxerGetInstanceReq)
 
diff --git a/internal/servers/webrtc/server_test.go b/internal/servers/webrtc/server_test.go
index e425899f..5c2efef4 100644
--- a/internal/servers/webrtc/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/servers/webrtc/server_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func uint16Ptr(v uint16) *uint16 {
+func ptrOf[T any](v T) *T {
 	return &v
 }
 
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ func TestServerPatchNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 
 	frag, err := whip.ICEFragmentMarshal(offer.SDP, []*pwebrtc.ICECandidateInit{{
 		Candidate:     "mycandidate",
-		SDPMLineIndex: uint16Ptr(0),
+		SDPMLineIndex: ptrOf(uint16(0)),
 	}})
 	require.NoError(t, err)