diff --git a/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/download.rs b/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/download.rs
index 863206d..043b4d1 100644
--- a/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/download.rs
+++ b/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/download.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(args: DownloadArgs, format: Format) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn write_transfer(sock: &PathBuf, id: &str, out: &Path, overwrite: bool) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+fn write_transfer(sock: &Path, id: &str, out: &Path, overwrite: bool) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     let parent = out
         .parent()
         .filter(|p| !p.as_os_str().is_empty())
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fn write_transfer(sock: &PathBuf, id: &str, out: &Path, overwrite: bool) -> Resu
         let mut offset = 0u64;
         loop {
             let chunk: TransferChunkResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
-                sock.clone(),
+                sock.to_path_buf(),
                 "transfer-read",
                 Method::TransferRead,
                 Some(TransferChunkParams {
diff --git a/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/upload.rs b/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/upload.rs
index ac408e2..9614e0b 100644
--- a/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/upload.rs
+++ b/crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/upload.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Read;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(args: UploadArgs, format: Format) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn stage_file(sock: &PathBuf, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String, String), CliError> {
+fn stage_file(sock: &Path, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String, String), CliError> {
     let mut file = File::open(path)
         .with_context(|| format!("open upload file {}", path.display()))
         .map_err(CliError::Local)?;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fn stage_file(sock: &PathBuf, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String,
         .ok_or_else(|| CliError::Local(anyhow::anyhow!("upload file has no valid basename")))?
         .to_string();
     let begin: TransferBeginResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
-        sock.clone(),
+        sock.to_path_buf(),
         "transfer-begin",
         Method::TransferBegin,
         Some(TransferBeginParams {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn stage_file(sock: &PathBuf, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String,
                 break;
             }
             let reply: TransferChunkResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
-                sock.clone(),
+                sock.to_path_buf(),
                 "transfer-chunk",
                 Method::TransferChunk,
                 Some(TransferChunkParams {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn stage_file(sock: &PathBuf, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String,
             offset = reply.next_offset;
         }
         let _: TransferReadyResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
-            sock.clone(),
+            sock.to_path_buf(),
             "transfer-finish",
             Method::TransferFinish,
             Some(TransferIdParams {
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ fn stage_file(sock: &PathBuf, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String,
     Ok((begin.transfer_id, name))
 }
 
-fn release(sock: &PathBuf, id: &str) -> Result<TransferReleaseResult, CliError> {
+fn release(sock: &Path, id: &str) -> Result<TransferReleaseResult, CliError> {
     crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
-        sock.clone(),
+        sock.to_path_buf(),
         "transfer-release",
         Method::TransferRelease,
         Some(TransferIdParams {
diff --git a/crates/bsk-cli/src/daemon/file_transfer.rs b/crates/bsk-cli/src/daemon/file_transfer.rs
index 354eec1..b63ca50 100644
--- a/crates/bsk-cli/src/daemon/file_transfer.rs
+++ b/crates/bsk-cli/src/daemon/file_transfer.rs
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         assert!(
             registry
-                .resolve_uploads("s1", &[begin.transfer_id.clone()])
+                .resolve_uploads("s1", std::slice::from_ref(&begin.transfer_id))
                 .is_err()
         );
         registry
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         assert!(
             registry
-                .resolve_uploads("s2", &[begin.transfer_id.clone()])
+                .resolve_uploads("s2", std::slice::from_ref(&begin.transfer_id))
                 .is_err()
         );
         let [path] = registry