diff --git a/backend/src/app_util.rs b/backend/src/app_util.rs
index eb47124..0c9ac36 100644
--- a/backend/src/app_util.rs
+++ b/backend/src/app_util.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn get_app_root_dir() -> PathBuf {
         env::current_exe()
             .unwrap_or_quit(err_msg)
             .parent()
-            .unwrap_or_quit(format!("{err_msg}. Invalid executable path").as_str())
+            .unwrap_or_quit(format!("{err_msg}. Invalid executable path"))
             .to_path_buf()
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/net_util.rs b/backend/src/net_util.rs
index f7314b4..01a6d1c 100644
--- a/backend/src/net_util.rs
+++ b/backend/src/net_util.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub async fn init_server() {
     // TCP listener
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], *port)))
         .await
-        .unwrap_or_quit(format!("Failed to start the server on port \"{port}\"").as_str());
+        .unwrap_or_quit(format!("Failed to start the server on port \"{port}\""));
 
     log_success!(
         "UFC Ripper (v{}) GUI is live at http://localhost:{port} {}\n",
diff --git a/backend/src/rt_util.rs b/backend/src/rt_util.rs
index 8419389..d7f292a 100644
--- a/backend/src/rt_util.rs
+++ b/backend/src/rt_util.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Drop for ExitHandler {
 /// Implements custom unwrap functionality which quits the application when fails
 pub trait QuitUnwrap<T> {
     /// Unwraps the value or quits the application with a custom message
-    fn unwrap_or_quit(self, msg: &str) -> T;
+    fn unwrap_or_quit(self, msg: impl AsRef<str>) -> T;
 }
 
 // Implements `QuitUnwrap` for `Result`
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ impl<T, E> QuitUnwrap<T> for Result<T, E>
 where
     E: Display,
 {
-    fn unwrap_or_quit(self, msg: &str) -> T {
+    fn unwrap_or_quit(self, msg: impl AsRef<str>) -> T {
         match self {
             Ok(val) => val,
-            Err(err) => quit(Some(format!("Error: {err}\n{msg}").as_str())),
+            Err(err) => quit(Some(&format!("Error: {err}\n{}", msg.as_ref()))),
         }
     }
 }
 
 // Implements `QuitUnwrap` for `Option`
 impl<T> QuitUnwrap<T> for Option<T> {
-    fn unwrap_or_quit(self, msg: &str) -> T {
+    fn unwrap_or_quit(self, msg: impl AsRef<str>) -> T {
         match self {
             Some(val) => val,
-            None => quit(Some(msg)),
+            None => quit(Some(msg.as_ref())),
         }
     }
 }