diff --git a/src/components/commit.rs b/src/components/commit.rs
index 61a30abf..851bbb1f 100644
--- a/src/components/commit.rs
+++ b/src/components/commit.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl CommitComponent {
 			anyhow::bail!("config commit.gpgsign=true detected.\ngpg signing not supported.\ndeactivate in your repo/gitconfig to be able to commit without signing.");
 		}
 
-		let msg = self.input.get_text().clone();
+		let msg = self.input.get_text().to_string();
 		self.input.clear();
 		self.commit_with_msg(msg)
 	}
diff --git a/src/components/create_branch.rs b/src/components/create_branch.rs
index c6bb2e88..37faa8c0 100644
--- a/src/components/create_branch.rs
+++ b/src/components/create_branch.rs
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ impl CreateBranchComponent {
 
 	///
 	pub fn create_branch(&mut self) {
-		let res =
-			sync::create_branch(CWD, self.input.get_text().as_str());
+		let res = sync::create_branch(CWD, self.input.get_text());
 
 		self.input.clear();
 		self.hide();
diff --git a/src/components/cred.rs b/src/components/cred.rs
index 66725509..86766eb3 100644
--- a/src/components/cred.rs
+++ b/src/components/cred.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl Component for CredComponent {
 							Some(
 								self.input_username
 									.get_text()
-									.clone(),
+									.to_string(),
 							),
 							None,
 						);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl Component for CredComponent {
 							Some(
 								self.input_password
 									.get_text()
-									.clone(),
+									.to_string(),
 							),
 						);
 						self.input_password.hide();
diff --git a/src/components/rename_branch.rs b/src/components/rename_branch.rs
index 4a7889d2..3171de8b 100644
--- a/src/components/rename_branch.rs
+++ b/src/components/rename_branch.rs
@@ -127,11 +127,8 @@ impl RenameBranchComponent {
 	///
 	pub fn rename_branch(&mut self) {
 		if let Some(br) = &self.branch_ref {
-			let res = sync::rename_branch(
-				CWD,
-				br,
-				self.input.get_text().as_str(),
-			);
+			let res =
+				sync::rename_branch(CWD, br, self.input.get_text());
 
 			match res {
 				Ok(_) => {
diff --git a/src/components/stashmsg.rs b/src/components/stashmsg.rs
index e7b1e979..b2af42a4 100644
--- a/src/components/stashmsg.rs
+++ b/src/components/stashmsg.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl Component for StashMsgComponent {
 						if self.input.get_text().is_empty() {
 							None
 						} else {
-							Some(self.input.get_text().as_str())
+							Some(self.input.get_text())
 						},
 						self.options.stash_untracked,
 						self.options.keep_index,
diff --git a/src/components/textinput.rs b/src/components/textinput.rs
index 072e5b49..a53dd258 100644
--- a/src/components/textinput.rs
+++ b/src/components/textinput.rs
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ impl TextInputComponent {
 	}
 
 	/// Get the `msg`.
-	pub const fn get_text(&self) -> &String {
-		&self.msg
+	pub fn get_text(&self) -> &str {
+		self.msg.as_str()
 	}
 
 	/// screen area (last time we got drawn)