diff --git a/src/functions.rs b/src/functions.rs
index 9fa53c5..849bc4f 100644
--- a/src/functions.rs
+++ b/src/functions.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub async fn process_file(
         };
 
         // Create the new name
-        new_name_base = choice.rename_format(pattern.to_string());
+        new_name_base = choice.rename_format(String::from(pattern));
     } else {
         println!("  Using previous choice for related files...");
     }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub async fn process_file(
         new_name_with_ext = format!("{new_name_with_ext}.{extension}");
     }
     let mut new_name = new_name_with_ext.clone();
-    if parent != *"" {
+    if !parent.is_empty() {
         new_name = format!("{parent}/{new_name}");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 61f38e9..e6de7f6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ async fn main() {
     let (entries, settings) = process_args(args);
 
     // Try to read config file, or display error
-    let mut config_file = env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME").unwrap_or("$HOME".to_string());
-    if config_file == *"$HOME" {
+    let mut config_file = env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME").unwrap_or(String::from("$HOME"));
+    if config_file == "$HOME" {
         config_file = env::var("$HOME").unwrap();
         config_file.push_str("/.config");
     }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async fn main() {
     }
 
     // Create TMDb object for API calls
-    let tmdb = Client::new(api_key.to_string());
+    let tmdb = Client::new(String::from(api_key));
 
     // Iterate over entries
     for entry in entries {