diff --git a/.azure/azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure/azure-pipelines.yml
index ed177234a8..51d6945944 100644
--- a/.azure/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ steps:
   - bash: RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo test --all
     condition: eq(variables['style'], 'unflagged')
     displayName: Run tests
-  - bash: RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo clippy --all -- -D clippy::unwrap_used
+  - bash: RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo clippy --all -- -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect
     condition: eq(variables['style'], 'unflagged')
     displayName: Check clippy lints
   - bash: cd samples/wasm && npm install wasm-pack && node ./node_modules/wasm-pack/run.js build
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/app.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/app.rs
index fb8b85d773..747867919a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/app.rs
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ impl App {
         use logger::{configure, debug_filters, logger, trace_filters};
 
         logger(|builder| {
-            configure(&self, builder)?;
-            trace_filters(&self, builder)?;
-            debug_filters(&self, builder)?;
+            configure(self, builder)?;
+            trace_filters(self, builder)?;
+            debug_filters(self, builder)?;
 
             Ok(())
         })?;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl App {
     }
 
     pub fn parse(&self, args: &str) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        self.parser.parse(&args).map(|options| {
+        self.parser.parse(args).map(|options| {
             self.options.swap(&options);
         })
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/app/options_parser.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/app/options_parser.rs
index 28512fe5bb..938d17593f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/app/options_parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/app/options_parser.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl OptionsParser for NuParser {
                                 .flatten();
 
                         if let Some(value) = value {
-                            options.put(&k, value);
+                            options.put(k, value);
                         }
                     });
                 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/let_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/let_.rs
index 77fbfd9c82..fb52df72b9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/let_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/let_.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn letcmd(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
         .expect("Internal error: type checker should require args");
 
     let var_name = positional[0].var_name()?;
-    let rhs_raw = evaluate_baseline_expr(&positional[2], &ctx)?;
+    let rhs_raw = evaluate_baseline_expr(&positional[2], ctx)?;
     let tag: Tag = positional[2].span.into();
 
     let rhs: CapturedBlock = FromValue::from_value(&rhs_raw)?;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn letcmd(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     };
 
     ctx.scope.enter_scope();
-    let value = evaluate_baseline_expr(expr, &ctx);
+    let value = evaluate_baseline_expr(expr, ctx);
     ctx.scope.exit_scope();
 
     let value = value?;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/source.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/source.rs
index ee8317713f..aec3a52f28 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/source.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/source.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn source(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(&expand_path(Cow::Borrowed(Path::new(&filename.item))));
     match contents {
         Ok(contents) => {
-            let result = script::run_script_standalone(contents, true, &ctx, false);
+            let result = script::run_script_standalone(contents, true, ctx, false);
 
             if let Err(err) = result {
                 ctx.error(err);
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/aggregate.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/aggregate.rs
index d5f1a922a2..c6612d94dc 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/aggregate.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/aggregate.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         UntaggedValue::DataFrame(df) => {
             let df = df.as_ref();
 
-            let res = perform_dataframe_aggregation(&df, op, &operation.tag)?;
+            let res = perform_dataframe_aggregation(df, op, &operation.tag)?;
 
             Ok(OutputStream::one(NuDataFrame::dataframe_to_value(res, tag)))
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/filter.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/filter.rs
index eb9ed1a4de..26a485028d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/filter.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/filter.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let casted = series.bool().map_err(|e| {
         parse_polars_error(
             &e,
-            &&series_span,
+            &series_span,
             Some("Perhaps you want to use a series with booleans as mask"),
         )
     })?;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let res = df
         .as_ref()
-        .filter(&casted)
+        .filter(casted)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &df_tag.span, None))?;
 
     Ok(OutputStream::one(NuDataFrame::dataframe_to_value(res, tag)))
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/join.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/join.rs
index 82c21e7ec4..78bab021e1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/join.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/join.rs
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ fn check_column_datatypes<T: AsRef<str>>(
     for (l, r) in l_cols.iter().zip(r_cols.iter()) {
         let l_series = df_l
             .column(l.as_ref())
-            .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &l_col_span, None))?;
+            .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, l_col_span, None))?;
 
         let r_series = df_r
             .column(r.as_ref())
-            .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &r_col_span, None))?;
+            .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, r_col_span, None))?;
 
         if l_series.dtype() != r_series.dtype() {
             return Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/melt.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/melt.rs
index 16df644f48..88f1f76fbc 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/melt.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/melt.rs
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ fn check_column_datatypes<T: AsRef<str>>(
         for w in cols.windows(2) {
             let l_series = df
                 .column(w[0].as_ref())
-                .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &col_span, None))?;
+                .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, col_span, None))?;
 
             let r_series = df
                 .column(w[1].as_ref())
-                .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &col_span, None))?;
+                .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, col_span, None))?;
 
             if l_series.dtype() != r_series.dtype() {
                 return Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/concatenate.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/concatenate.rs
index bcad8aea44..e6dc0ef267 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/concatenate.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/concatenate.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         )
     })?;
 
-    let mut res = chunked.concat(&other_chunked);
+    let mut res = chunked.concat(other_chunked);
 
     res.rename(series.name());
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/where_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/where_.rs
index ade8fcc392..aaf5d2b257 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/where_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/where_.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fn command(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let rhs = evaluate_baseline_expr(&expression.right, &args.context)?;
 
-    filter_dataframe(args, &col_name, &col_name_span, &rhs, &expression.op)
+    filter_dataframe(args, col_name, col_name_span, &rhs, &expression.op)
 }
 
 macro_rules! comparison_arm {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/let_env.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/let_env.rs
index e638a0d707..2cedb38e42 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/let_env.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/let_env.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn set_env(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     ctx.scope.enter_scope();
     ctx.scope.add_vars(&captured.entries);
 
-    let value = evaluate_baseline_expr(&expr, &ctx);
+    let value = evaluate_baseline_expr(&expr, ctx);
 
     ctx.scope.exit_scope();
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/load_env.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/load_env.rs
index c1eee26e46..57f276e6d4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/load_env.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/load_env.rs
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ pub fn load_env(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let ctx = &args.context;
 
     if let Some(values) = args.opt::<Vec<Value>>(0)? {
-        load_env_from_table(values, &ctx)?;
+        load_env_from_table(values, ctx)?;
     }
 
-    load_env_from_table(args.input, &ctx)?;
+    load_env_from_table(args.input, ctx)?;
 
     Ok(ActionStream::empty())
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/with_env.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/with_env.rs
index b325a4ac7a..79893cbbd4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/with_env.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/with_env.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn with_env(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     context.scope.add_env(env);
     context.scope.add_vars(&block.captured.entries);
 
-    let result = run_block(&block.block, &context, args.input, external_redirection);
+    let result = run_block(&block.block, context, args.input, external_redirection);
     context.scope.exit_scope();
 
     result.map(|x| x.into_action_stream())
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/collect.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/collect.rs
index e1f56e6f4f..10b4a3e154 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/collect.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/collect.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn collect(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let result = run_block(
         &block.block,
-        &context,
+        context,
         InputStream::empty(),
         external_redirection,
     );
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/merge.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/merge.rs
index 7e3fe0a963..7bc087fc20 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/merge.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/merge.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn merge(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     context.scope.add_vars(&block.captured.entries);
     let result = run_block(
         &block.block,
-        &context,
+        context,
         InputStream::empty(),
         ExternalRedirection::Stdout,
     );
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/reverse.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/reverse.rs
index 2e95b99bd8..ebcf15042e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/reverse.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/reverse.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Reverse {
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(clippy::needless_collect)]
 fn reverse(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let input = args.input.collect::<Vec<_>>();
     Ok((input.into_iter().rev().map(ReturnSuccess::value)).into_action_stream())
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/formats/from/json.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/formats/from/json.rs
index 38b67b5cb8..2341965db4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/formats/from/json.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/formats/from/json.rs
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ fn from_json(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let concat_string = args.input.collect_string(name_tag.clone())?;
 
-    let string_clone: Vec<_> = concat_string.item.lines().map(|x| x.to_string()).collect();
-
     if objects {
-        Ok(string_clone
+        #[allow(clippy::needless_collect)]
+        let lines: Vec<_> = concat_string.item.lines().map(|x| x.to_string()).collect();
+        Ok(lines
             .into_iter()
             .filter_map(move |json_str| {
                 if json_str.is_empty() {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/platform/which_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/platform/which_.rs
index 2eb64c2a27..b71e847175 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/platform/which_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/platform/which_.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn which(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let mut output = vec![];
 
     for app in which_args.applications {
-        let values = which_single(app, which_args.all, &args.scope());
+        let values = which_single(app, which_args.all, args.scope());
         output.extend(values);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/examples/double_echo.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/examples/double_echo.rs
index c993c36797..054e1827d6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/examples/double_echo.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/examples/double_echo.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub struct Command;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct Arguments {
+    #[allow(unused)]
     pub rest: Vec<Value>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/pathvar/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/pathvar/mod.rs
index 653be916a6..2ac3fd1384 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/pathvar/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/pathvar/mod.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ fn pathvar_correctly_reads_path_from_config() {
         let expected = "/Users/andresrobalino/.volta/bin-/Users/mosqueteros/bin";
         let actual = sandbox.pipeline(r#" pathvar | first 2 | str collect '-' "#);
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn pathvar_correctly_reads_env_var_from_env() {
         let expected = "bacon-spam";
         let actual = sandbox.pipeline(r#" pathvar -v BREAKFAST | str collect '-' "#);
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn pathvar_adds_to_path() {
         let expected = "spam";
         let actual = sandbox.pipeline(r#" pathvar add spam; pathvar | first "#);
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn pathvar_appends_to_path() {
         let expected = "spam";
         let actual = sandbox.pipeline(r#" pathvar append spam; pathvar | last "#);
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ fn pathvar_removes_from_path() {
         let expected = "/Users/mosquito/proboscis";
         let actual = sandbox.pipeline(r#" pathvar remove 1; pathvar | first "#);
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ fn pathvar_resets_path_from_config() {
             "#,
         );
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ fn pathvar_resets_env_var_from_config() {
             "#,
         );
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ fn pathvar_saves_path_to_config() {
             "#,
         );
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ fn pathvar_saves_env_var_to_config() {
             "#,
         );
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ fn pathvar_saves_new_env_var_to_config() {
             "#,
         );
 
-        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(&expected));
+        assert_that!(actual, says().stdout(expected));
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-completion/src/variable.rs b/crates/nu-completion/src/variable.rs
index 4bc56542a3..e00d3c62ac 100644
--- a/crates/nu-completion/src/variable.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-completion/src/variable.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ fn build_path(head: &str, members: &Path, entry: &str) -> String {
 
 fn collect_entries(value_fs: &ValueShell, head: &str, path: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
     value_fs
-        .members_under(&path)
+        .members_under(path)
         .iter()
         .flat_map(|entry| {
             entry
                 .row_entries()
-                .map(|(entry_name, _)| build_path(&head, &path, entry_name))
+                .map(|(entry_name, _)| build_path(head, path, entry_name))
         })
         .collect()
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ where
                                     .or_else(|| {
                                         path.parent().map(|parent| {
                                             fs.find(parent)
-                                                .map(|fs| collect_entries(fs, &head, &parent))
+                                                .map(|fs| collect_entries(fs, &head, parent))
                                                 .unwrap_or_default()
                                         })
                                     })
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ where
                     })
                     .flatten()
                     .filter_map(|candidate| {
-                        if matcher.matches(&partial, &candidate) {
+                        if matcher.matches(partial, &candidate) {
                             Some(Suggestion::new(&candidate, &candidate))
                         } else {
                             None
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         fn source(&self) -> &nu_engine::EvaluationContext {
-            &self.0
+            self.0
         }
 
         fn scope(&self) -> &dyn nu_parser::ParserScope {
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/evaluator.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/evaluator.rs
index 13cae7ec54..68d99058f6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/evaluator.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/evaluator.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Expression> for Variable<'a> {
                 "$true" => Self::True,
                 "$false" => Self::False,
                 "$nothing" => Self::Nothing,
-                _ => Self::Other(&name),
+                _ => Self::Other(name),
             },
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/shell/value_shell.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/shell/value_shell.rs
index bf83f64f1e..186ec41f9f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/shell/value_shell.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/shell/value_shell.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl ValueShell {
         let mut value_system = ValueStructure::new();
 
         if value_system.walk_decorate(&self.value).is_ok() {
-            value_system.exists(&path).then(|| self)
+            value_system.exists(path).then(|| self)
         } else {
             None
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/whole_stream_command.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/whole_stream_command.rs
index fe936b6ce3..e460da34ae 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/whole_stream_command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/whole_stream_command.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Arc<Block> {
         let external_redirection = args.call_info.args.external_redirection;
 
         let ctx = &args.context;
-        let evaluated = call_info.evaluate(&ctx)?;
+        let evaluated = call_info.evaluate(ctx)?;
 
         let input = args.input;
         ctx.scope.enter_scope();
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Arc<Block> {
                 }
             }
         }
-        let result = run_block(&block, &ctx, input, external_redirection);
+        let result = run_block(&block, ctx, input, external_redirection);
         ctx.scope.exit_scope();
         result
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/compute_between.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/compute_between.rs
index ba1b1bff22..9ebfc4039e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/compute_between.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/compute_between.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub fn compute_between_series(
                         let mut res = l.bitand(r).into_series();
                         let name = format!("and_{}_{}", lhs.name(), rhs.name());
                         res.rename(name.as_ref());
-                        Ok(NuDataFrame::series_to_untagged(res, &operation_span))
+                        Ok(NuDataFrame::series_to_untagged(res, operation_span))
                     }
                     _ => Ok(UntaggedValue::Error(ShellError::labeled_error(
                         "Casting error",
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub fn compute_between_series(
                         let mut res = l.bitor(r).into_series();
                         let name = format!("or_{}_{}", lhs.name(), rhs.name());
                         res.rename(name.as_ref());
-                        Ok(NuDataFrame::series_to_untagged(res, &operation_span))
+                        Ok(NuDataFrame::series_to_untagged(res, operation_span))
                     }
                     _ => Ok(UntaggedValue::Error(ShellError::labeled_error(
                         "Casting error",
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe.rs
index 7b69fc1e6c..68e39eb9df 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl PartialEq for NuDataFrame {
                 _ => self_series.clone(),
             };
 
-            if !self_series.series_equal(&other_series) {
+            if !self_series.series_equal(other_series) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_start/src/start.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_start/src/start.rs
index fd9d8511af..4914035b7d 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_start/src/start.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_start/src/start.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ impl Start {
         );
 
         if let Some(app_name) = &self.application {
-            exec_cmd(&app_name, &args, self.tag.clone())
+            exec_cmd(app_name, &args, self.tag.clone())
         } else {
             for cmd in &["xdg-open", "gnome-open", "kde-open", "wslview"] {
                 if exec_cmd(cmd, &args, self.tag.clone()).is_err() {