diff --git a/src/config_management.rs b/src/config_management.rs
index 65b7649..97377c9 100755
--- a/src/config_management.rs
+++ b/src/config_management.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn initialize() -> PathBuf {
     if !&config_path.exists() {
         let config_directories = &mut config_path.to_owned();
         config_directories.pop();
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&config_directories).unwrap_or_default();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(config_directories).unwrap_or_default();
         std::fs::File::create(&config_path).unwrap();
         default();
     } else {
diff --git a/src/ffmpeg_interface.rs b/src/ffmpeg_interface.rs
index 1cdd75c..54c89fb 100644
--- a/src/ffmpeg_interface.rs
+++ b/src/ffmpeg_interface.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl Ffmpeg {
             ffmpeg_command.arg("-f");
             ffmpeg_command.arg("pulse");
             ffmpeg_command.arg("-i");
-            ffmpeg_command.arg(&self.audio_id.active_id().unwrap());
+            ffmpeg_command.arg(self.audio_id.active_id().unwrap());
             ffmpeg_command.arg("-f");
             ffmpeg_command.arg("ogg");
             ffmpeg_command.arg(format!(
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7d737a6..a38aadd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ pub fn build_ui(application: &Application) {
         .unwrap();
     }
 
-    let logo = Image::from_file(&about_icon_path.to_str().unwrap());
+    let logo = Image::from_file(about_icon_path.to_str().unwrap());
     about_dialog.set_transient_for(Some(&main_window));
     about_dialog.set_program_name(Some(&gettext("Blue Recorder")));
     about_dialog.set_version(Some("0.2.0"));