diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/fs/thumbnail_store.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/fs/thumbnail_store.rs
index 0ac2a70..c1299f4 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/fs/thumbnail_store.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/fs/thumbnail_store.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl ThumbnailStore {
             let name = file_name.to_string_lossy();
 
             let (height, width) = name
-                .split_once("-")
+                .split_once('-')
                 .and_then(|(height, width)| {
                     Some((height.parse::<u32>().ok()?, width.parse::<u32>().ok()?))
                 })
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/logging.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/logging.rs
index 513b7a2..1ab3682 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/logging.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/logging.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub enum LogLevel {
     Trace,
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::from_over_into)]
 impl Into<Option<Level>> for LogLevel {
     fn into(self) -> Option<Level> {
         match self {
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/mod.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/mod.rs
index 3ce242b..26362d5 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use config::{Config, FileFormat};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
 }
 
 impl Settings {
-    pub fn read(root: &PathBuf) -> RepoResult<Self> {
+    pub fn read(root: &Path) -> RepoResult<Self> {
         let settings = Config::builder()
             .add_source(config::File::from_str(
                 &*Settings::default().to_toml_string()?,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Settings {
         settings_main.server.tcp.enabled = true;
         settings_main.server.tcp.port = PortSetting::Range(settings_v1.port_range);
         settings_main.server.tcp.listen_address = settings_v1.listen_address;
-        settings_main.paths.thumbnail_directory = settings_v1.thumbnail_store.into();
+        settings_main.paths.thumbnail_directory = settings_v1.thumbnail_store;
         settings_main.paths.database_directory = PathBuf::from(settings_v1.database_path)
             .parent()
             .map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().to_string())
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Settings {
         Ok(string)
     }
 
-    pub fn save(&self, root: &PathBuf) -> RepoResult<()> {
+    pub fn save(&self, root: &Path) -> RepoResult<()> {
         let string = toml::to_string_pretty(&self)?;
         fs::write(root.join("repo.toml"), string.into_bytes())?;
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/paths.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/paths.rs
index 162e096..830ecfc 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/paths.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/settings/paths.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -21,27 +21,27 @@ impl Default for PathSettings {
 
 impl PathSettings {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn database_dir(&self, root: &PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+    pub fn database_dir(&self, root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
         root.join(&self.database_directory)
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn files_dir(&self, root: &PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+    pub fn files_dir(&self, root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
         root.join(&self.files_directory)
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn thumbs_dir(&self, root: &PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+    pub fn thumbs_dir(&self, root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
         root.join(&self.thumbnail_directory)
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn db_file_path(&self, root: &PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+    pub fn db_file_path(&self, root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
         self.database_dir(root).join("repo.db")
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn frontend_state_file_path(&self, root: &PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+    pub fn frontend_state_file_path(&self, root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
         self.database_dir(root).join("frontend-state.json")
     }
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/tracing_layer_list.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/tracing_layer_list.rs
index bdf13f8..53c1f00 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/tracing_layer_list.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/tracing_layer_list.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ use tracing_subscriber::Layer;
 
 pub struct DynLayerList<S>(Vec<Box<dyn Layer<S> + Send + Sync + 'static>>);
 
+impl<S> Default for DynLayerList<S> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self(Vec::new())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<S> DynLayerList<S> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self(Vec::new())
+        Self::default()
     }
 
     pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<'_, Box<dyn Layer<S> + Send + Sync>> {
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/traits.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/traits.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index eab11ee..0000000
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/traits.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-
-#[async_trait]
-pub trait AsyncTryFrom<T> {
-    type Error;
-    fn async_try_from(other: T) -> Result<Self, Self::Error>;
-}
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/utils.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/utils.rs
index c65a638..04d6b89 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/utils.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/utils.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub async fn get_folder_size(path: PathBuf) -> RepoResult<u64> {
             }
         }
     }
-    let futures = all_files.into_iter().map(|f| read_file_size(f));
+    let futures = all_files.into_iter().map(read_file_size);
     let results = future::join_all(futures).await;
 
     let size = results.into_iter().filter_map(|r| r.ok()).sum();
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/analysis.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/analysis.rs
index 9c169b6..897ea0c 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/analysis.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/analysis.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub async fn get_all_counts(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> RepoResult<Counts> {
     ))
     .one(db)
     .await?
-    .ok_or(RepoError::from("could not retrieve metadata from database"))?;
+    .ok_or_else(|| RepoError::from("could not retrieve metadata from database"))?;
 
     Ok(counts)
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/tags.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/tags.rs
index af136fa..5683254 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/tags.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-database/src/queries/tags.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn vec_to_query_list<D: Display>(input: Vec<D>) -> String {
     let mut entries = input
         .into_iter()
         .fold(String::new(), |acc, val| format!("{}{},", acc, val));
-    if entries.len() > 0 {
+    if !entries.is_empty() {
         entries.remove(entries.len() - 1);
     }
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/mod.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/mod.rs
index 93f012c..5e388df 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/mod.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/mod.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl FileDao {
             .all(&self.ctx.db)
             .await?
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|m| FileMetadataDto::new(m))
+            .map(FileMetadataDto::new)
             .collect();
 
         Ok(metadata)
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/update.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/update.rs
index 184bf1b..801efdc 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/update.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/file/update.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ impl FileDao {
         let trx = self.ctx.db.begin().await?;
         let model = file::ActiveModel {
             id: Set(update_dto.id),
-            cd_id: update_dto.cd_id.map(|v| Set(v)).unwrap_or(NotSet),
-            mime_type: update_dto.mime_type.map(|v| Set(v)).unwrap_or(NotSet),
+            cd_id: update_dto.cd_id.map(Set).unwrap_or(NotSet),
+            mime_type: update_dto.mime_type.map(Set).unwrap_or(NotSet),
             status: update_dto.status.map(|v| Set(v as i32)).unwrap_or(NotSet),
         };
         let file_model = model.update(&trx).await?;
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ impl FileDao {
         sizes: I,
     ) -> RepoResult<Vec<ThumbnailDto>> {
         let bytes = self.get_bytes(file.cd()).await?;
-        let mime_type = mime::Mime::from_str(file.mime_type())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|_| mime::APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
+        let mime_type =
+            mime::Mime::from_str(file.mime_type()).unwrap_or(mime::APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
         let thumbnails =
             thumbnailer::create_thumbnails(Cursor::new(bytes), mime_type.clone(), sizes)?;
         let mut dtos = Vec::new();
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/state.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/state.rs
index a8aab72..444dda3 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/state.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/state.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl JobDao {
     }
 }
 
-fn build_state_filters(states: &Vec<UpsertJobStateDto>) -> Condition {
+fn build_state_filters(states: &[UpsertJobStateDto]) -> Condition {
     states
         .iter()
         .map(|s| Condition::all().add(job_state::Column::JobType.eq(s.job_type)))
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/sorting_preset/add.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/sorting_preset/add.rs
index 39a4b96..184031a 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/sorting_preset/add.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/sorting_preset/add.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async fn add_keys(
 
 async fn find_sort_keys(
     trx: &DatabaseTransaction,
-    keys: &Vec<AddSortKeyDto>,
+    keys: &[AddSortKeyDto],
 ) -> RepoResult<Vec<SortKeyDto>> {
     if keys.is_empty() {
         return Ok(vec![]);
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/all_for_cds_map.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/all_for_cds_map.rs
index 1c00084..d6d7761 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/all_for_cds_map.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/all_for_cds_map.rs
@@ -77,14 +77,12 @@ fn create_cd_tag_map(
     )>,
     tag_id_map: HashMap<i64, TagDto>,
 ) -> HashMap<Vec<u8>, Vec<TagDto>> {
-    let cd_tag_map = tag_cd_entries
+    tag_cd_entries
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(|(t, cd)| Some((cd?, tag_id_map.get(&t.tag_id)?.clone())))
         .sorted_by_key(|(cd, _)| cd.id)
         .group_by(|(cd, _)| cd.descriptor.to_owned())
         .into_iter()
         .map(|(key, group)| (key, group.map(|(_, t)| t).collect::<Vec<TagDto>>()))
-        .collect();
-
-    cd_tag_map
+        .collect::<HashMap<Vec<u8>, Vec<TagDto>>>()
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/by_name.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/by_name.rs
index 1ae99bc..fd40693 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/by_name.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/by_name.rs
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ fn name_query_to_condition(query: TagByNameQuery) -> Option<Condition> {
     let TagByNameQuery { namespace, name } = query;
     let mut condition = Condition::all();
 
+    #[allow(clippy::question_mark)]
     if !name.ends_with('*') {
         condition = condition.add(tag::Column::Name.eq(name))
     } else if name.len() > 1 {
         condition =
-            condition.add(tag::Column::Name.like(&*format!("{}%", name.trim_end_matches("*"))))
+            condition.add(tag::Column::Name.like(&*format!("{}%", name.trim_end_matches('*'))))
     } else if namespace.is_none() {
         return None;
     }
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/mappings.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/mappings.rs
index 2289c1f..6ddea3f 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/mappings.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/tag/mappings.rs
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ impl TagDao {
 
 async fn get_existing_mappings(
     trx: &DatabaseTransaction,
-    cd_ids: &Vec<i64>,
-    tag_ids: &Vec<i64>,
+    cd_ids: &[i64],
+    tag_ids: &[i64],
 ) -> RepoResult<Vec<(i64, i64)>> {
     let existing_mappings: Vec<(i64, i64)> = content_descriptor_tag::Entity::find()
-        .filter(content_descriptor_tag::Column::CdId.is_in(cd_ids.clone()))
-        .filter(content_descriptor_tag::Column::TagId.is_in(tag_ids.clone()))
+        .filter(content_descriptor_tag::Column::CdId.is_in(cd_ids.to_vec()))
+        .filter(content_descriptor_tag::Column::TagId.is_in(tag_ids.to_vec()))
         .all(trx)
         .await?
         .into_iter()
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/file.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/file.rs
index ced7cca..bcbb702 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/file.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/file.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub struct AddFileDto {
     pub name: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct UpdateFileDto {
     pub id: i64,
     pub cd_id: Option<i64>,
@@ -83,17 +83,6 @@ pub struct UpdateFileDto {
     pub status: Option<FileStatus>,
 }
 
-impl Default for UpdateFileDto {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            id: 0,
-            cd_id: None,
-            mime_type: None,
-            status: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum FileStatus {
     Imported = 10,
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/sorting_preset.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/sorting_preset.rs
index f83eef4..f2aeb2b 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/sorting_preset.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dto/sorting_preset.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl KeyType {
     }
 
     pub fn to_number(&self) -> i32 {
-        self.clone() as i32
+        *self as i32
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/lib.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/lib.rs
index efd3863..49427f6 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ pub fn start_tcp_server(
                 return Err(RepoError::PortUnavailable);
             }
         }
-        PortSetting::Range((l, r)) => port_check::free_local_port_in_range(*l, *r)
-            .ok_or_else(|| RepoError::PortUnavailable)?,
+        PortSetting::Range((l, r)) => {
+            port_check::free_local_port_in_range(*l, *r).ok_or(RepoError::PortUnavailable)?
+        }
     };
     let ip = settings.server.tcp.listen_address.to_owned();
     let address = SocketAddr::new(ip, port);
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/mod.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/mod.rs
index 2c02703..257a422 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/mod.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/mod.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl FilesNamespace {
                 content: bytes,
                 mime_type: metadata
                     .mime_type
-                    .unwrap_or(String::from("application/octet-stream")),
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("application/octet-stream")),
                 creation_time: metadata.creation_time,
                 change_time: metadata.change_time,
                 name: Some(metadata.name),
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/searching.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/searching.rs
index fb78e4d..a3aab2a 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/searching.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/searching.rs
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ fn build_filters_from_expressions(
                     }
                 }
             };
-            if filters.len() > 0 {
-                Some(filters)
-            } else {
+            if filters.is_empty() {
                 None
+            } else {
+                Some(filters)
             }
         })
         .collect()
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fn map_tag_query_to_filter(
     query: TagQuery,
     tag_id_map: &HashMap<String, i64>,
 ) -> Option<FilterProperty> {
-    if query.tag.ends_with("*") {
+    if query.tag.ends_with('*') {
         map_wildcard_tag_to_filter(query, tag_id_map)
     } else {
         map_tag_to_filter(query, tag_id_map)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn map_wildcard_tag_to_filter(
     query: TagQuery,
     tag_id_map: &HashMap<String, i64>,
 ) -> Option<FilterProperty> {
-    let filter_tag = query.tag.trim_end_matches("*");
+    let filter_tag = query.tag.trim_end_matches('*');
     let relevant_ids = tag_id_map
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|(name, id)| {
@@ -115,15 +115,15 @@ fn map_wildcard_tag_to_filter(
         })
         .collect::<Vec<i64>>();
 
-    if relevant_ids.len() > 0 {
+    if relevant_ids.is_empty() {
+        None
+    } else {
         let comparator = if query.negate {
             IsNot(relevant_ids)
         } else {
             Is(relevant_ids)
         };
         Some(FilterProperty::TagWildcardIds(comparator))
-    } else {
-        None
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/sorting.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/sorting.rs
index f0526c7..80c87bf 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/sorting.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/files/sorting.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async fn build_sort_context(
                 mime_type: file.mime_type().to_owned(),
                 namespaces: cid_nsp
                     .remove(&file.cd_id())
-                    .unwrap_or(HashMap::with_capacity(0)),
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| HashMap::with_capacity(0)),
                 tag_count: cid_tag_counts.remove(&file.cd_id()).unwrap_or(0),
                 import_time: metadata.import_time().to_owned(),
                 create_time: metadata.import_time().to_owned(),
@@ -177,10 +177,7 @@ fn adjust_for_dir(ordering: Ordering, direction: &SortDirection) -> Ordering {
 }
 
 fn compare_tag_lists(list_a: &Vec<String>, list_b: &Vec<String>) -> Ordering {
-    let first_diff = list_a
-        .into_iter()
-        .zip(list_b.into_iter())
-        .find(|(a, b)| *a != *b);
+    let first_diff = list_a.iter().zip(list_b.iter()).find(|(a, b)| *a != *b);
     if let Some(diff) = first_diff {
         if let (Some(num_a), Some(num_b)) = (diff.0.parse::<f32>().ok(), diff.1.parse::<f32>().ok())
         {
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/repo.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/repo.rs
index 05d605f..8dc6fee 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/repo.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/repo.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async fn get_frontend_state_path(ctx: &Context) -> IPCResult<PathBuf> {
     let data = ctx.data.read().await;
     let settings = data.get::<SettingsKey>().unwrap();
     let repo_path = data.get::<RepoPathKey>().unwrap();
-    let state_path = settings.paths.frontend_state_file_path(&repo_path);
+    let state_path = settings.paths.frontend_state_file_path(repo_path);
 
     Ok(state_path)
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/utils.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/utils.rs
index 2c3fc57..1427384 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/utils.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/utils.rs
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ pub async fn file_by_identifier(identifier: FileIdentifier, repo: &Repo) -> Repo
 pub async fn cd_by_identifier(identifier: FileIdentifier, repo: &Repo) -> RepoResult<Vec<u8>> {
     match identifier {
         FileIdentifier::ID(id) => {
-            let file = repo
-                .file()
-                .by_id(id)
-                .await?
-                .ok_or_else(|| "Thumbnail not found")?;
+            let file = repo.file().by_id(id).await?.ok_or("Thumbnail not found")?;
             Ok(file.cd().to_owned())
         }
         FileIdentifier::CD(cd) => decode_content_descriptor(cd),
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/src/logging.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/src/logging.rs
index 74e97f5..45e0eca 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/src/logging.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/src/logging.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use console_subscriber::ConsoleLayer;
 use opentelemetry::sdk::Resource;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use mediarepo_core::tracing_layer_list::DynLayerList;
 #[allow(dyn_drop)]
 pub type DropGuard = Box<dyn Drop>;
 
-pub fn init_tracing(repo_path: &PathBuf, log_cfg: &LoggingSettings) -> Vec<DropGuard> {
+pub fn init_tracing(repo_path: &Path, log_cfg: &LoggingSettings) -> Vec<DropGuard> {
     LogTracer::init().expect("failed to subscribe to log entries");
     let log_path = repo_path.join("logs");
     let mut guards = Vec::new();
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ fn add_telemetry_layer(log_cfg: &LoggingSettings, layer_list: &mut DynLayerList<
 
 fn add_app_log_layer(
     log_cfg: &LoggingSettings,
-    log_path: &PathBuf,
+    log_path: &Path,
     guards: &mut Vec<DropGuard>,
     layer_list: &mut DynLayerList<Registry>,
 ) {
-    let (app_log_writer, guard) = get_application_log_writer(&log_path);
+    let (app_log_writer, guard) = get_application_log_writer(log_path);
     guards.push(Box::new(guard) as DropGuard);
 
     let app_log_layer = fmt::layer()
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ fn add_app_log_layer(
 
 fn add_bromine_layer(
     log_cfg: &LoggingSettings,
-    log_path: &PathBuf,
+    log_path: &Path,
     guards: &mut Vec<DropGuard>,
     layer_list: &mut DynLayerList<Registry>,
 ) {
-    let (bromine_writer, guard) = get_bromine_log_writer(&log_path);
+    let (bromine_writer, guard) = get_bromine_log_writer(log_path);
     guards.push(Box::new(guard) as DropGuard);
 
     let bromine_layer = fmt::layer()
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ fn add_bromine_layer(
 
 fn add_sql_layer(
     log_cfg: &LoggingSettings,
-    log_path: &PathBuf,
+    log_path: &Path,
     guards: &mut Vec<DropGuard>,
     layer_list: &mut DynLayerList<Registry>,
 ) {
-    let (sql_writer, guard) = get_sql_log_writer(&log_path);
+    let (sql_writer, guard) = get_sql_log_writer(log_path);
     guards.push(Box::new(guard) as DropGuard);
 
     let sql_layer = fmt::layer()
@@ -161,18 +161,18 @@ fn add_stdout_layer(guards: &mut Vec<DropGuard>, layer_list: &mut DynLayerList<R
         .with_span_events(FmtSpan::NEW | FmtSpan::CLOSE)
         .with_filter(
             std::env::var("RUST_LOG")
-                .unwrap_or(String::from("info,sqlx=warn"))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| String::from("info,sqlx=warn"))
                 .parse::<filter::Targets>()
-                .unwrap_or(
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
                     filter::Targets::new()
                         .with_default(Level::INFO)
-                        .with_target("sqlx", Level::WARN),
-                ),
+                        .with_target("sqlx", Level::WARN)
+                }),
         );
     layer_list.add(stdout_layer);
 }
 
-fn get_sql_log_writer(log_path: &PathBuf) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
+fn get_sql_log_writer(log_path: &Path) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
     tracing_appender::non_blocking(
         rolling_file::BasicRollingFileAppender::new(
             log_path.join("sql.log"),
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ fn get_sql_log_writer(log_path: &PathBuf) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
     )
 }
 
-fn get_bromine_log_writer(log_path: &PathBuf) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
+fn get_bromine_log_writer(log_path: &Path) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
     tracing_appender::non_blocking(
         rolling_file::BasicRollingFileAppender::new(
             log_path.join("bromine.log"),
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn get_bromine_log_writer(log_path: &PathBuf) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
     )
 }
 
-fn get_application_log_writer(log_path: &PathBuf) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
+fn get_application_log_writer(log_path: &Path) -> (NonBlocking, WorkerGuard) {
     tracing_appender::non_blocking(
         rolling_file::BasicRollingFileAppender::new(
             log_path.join("repo.log"),
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/src/main.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/src/main.rs
index e628c99..b4e085a 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ async fn init(opt: Opt, force: bool) -> RepoResult<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn clean_old_connection_files(root: &PathBuf) -> RepoResult<()> {
+async fn clean_old_connection_files(root: &Path) -> RepoResult<()> {
     let paths = ["repo.tcp", "repo.sock"];
 
     for path in paths {