diff --git a/src/configuration.rs b/src/configuration.rs
index df0fc2d..ffd4296 100644
--- a/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/src/configuration.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ extern crate serde_json;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use weld;
+use std::path::Path;
+
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[derive(Debug,Clone)]
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct Configuration {
 }
 
 impl Configuration {
-    pub fn new(path: &String) -> Configuration {
+    pub fn new (path: &str) -> Configuration {
         if path != "" {
             info!(weld::ROOT_LOGGER, "Configuration - Reading Path: {:?}", &path);
             let mut file = File::open(path).expect("Configuration - Error Can't read provided configuration. Terminating...");
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ impl Configuration {
                    };
         }
     }
-    pub fn load(&mut self, path: &String) {
+    pub fn load(&mut self, path: &str) {
         let configuration = Configuration::new(&path);
         self.server = configuration.server;
         self.database = configuration.database;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ca86c13..1e650b6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub mod weld {
 
     lazy_static! {
         pub static ref ROOT_LOGGER: slog::Logger = slog::Logger::root(Arc::new(slog_async::Async::new(slog_term::CompactFormat::new(slog_term::TermDecorator::new().build()).build().fuse()).build().fuse()), o!());
-        pub static ref CONFIGURATION : Mutex<Configuration> = Mutex::new(Configuration::new(&"".to_string()));
+        pub static ref CONFIGURATION : Mutex<Configuration> = Mutex::new(Configuration::new(""));
         pub static ref DATABASE : Mutex<Database> = Mutex::new(Database::new(&configuration::Database{path:"".to_string()}));
     }
 }
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ fn main() {
     info!(weld::ROOT_LOGGER, "Application started";"started_at" => format!("{}", time::now().rfc3339()), "version" => env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
     let mut configuration =  weld::CONFIGURATION.lock().unwrap();
     match args().nth(1) {
-        Some(path) => configuration.load(&path.to_string()),
+        Some(path) => configuration.load(path.as_str()),
         None => {
             info!(weld::ROOT_LOGGER,"Program arguments not found.");
-            configuration.load(&"weld.json".to_string());
+            configuration.load("weld.json");
         }
     }
     load_db(&configuration);