diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2f51b84..d38e939 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn main() {
     info!("share: {share:?}");
 
     for file in args.files {
-        let file = file.create(&agent, &share).unwrap();
+        let file = file.create(&agent, &alias, &share).unwrap();
         info!("file: {file:?}");
 
         for chunk in file.chunked(args.chunk_size * 1024 * 1024) {
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ fn main() {
         }
     }
 
-    share.notify(&agent).unwrap();
+    share.notify(&agent, &alias).unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/src/sharry/file/mod.rs b/src/sharry/file/mod.rs
index 09e08c0..08bf70c 100644
--- a/src/sharry/file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sharry/file/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     ffi::OsStr,
     fs::metadata,
     io::{self, ErrorKind},
-    path::PathBuf,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
 use log::{debug, error};
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub struct File {
 }
 
 impl File {
-    pub fn new(path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        let path: PathBuf = path.into();
+    pub fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        let path = path.as_ref().to_owned();
 
         let m = metadata(&path)?;
         if !m.is_file() {
@@ -45,15 +45,20 @@ impl File {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn create(self, http: &ureq::Agent, share: &Share) -> Result<Self, ureq::Error> {
+    pub fn create(
+        self,
+        http: &ureq::Agent,
+        alias: &Alias,
+        share: &Share,
+    ) -> Result<Self, ureq::Error> {
         if self.patch_uri.is_some() {
             return Err(Other("patch_uri already set".into()));
         }
 
-        let endpoint = (share.alias).get_endpoint(format!("alias/upload/{}/files/tus", share.id));
+        let endpoint = alias.get_endpoint(format!("alias/upload/{}/files/tus", share.id));
 
         let res = (http.post(endpoint))
-            .sharry_header(share.alias)
+            .sharry_header(alias)
             .header("Sharry-File-Name", &self.name)
             .header("Upload-Length", self.size)
             .send_empty()?;
diff --git a/src/sharry/share.rs b/src/sharry/share.rs
index b374284..b9254bd 100644
--- a/src/sharry/share.rs
+++ b/src/sharry/share.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ use super::{
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Share<'t> {
-    pub(super) alias: &'t Alias,
+pub struct Share {
     pub(super) id: String,
 }
 
-impl<'t> Share<'t> {
+impl Share {
     pub fn create(
         http: &ureq::Agent,
-        alias: &'t Alias,
+        alias: &Alias,
         data: NewShareRequest,
     ) -> Result<Self, ureq::Error> {
         let res = (http.post(alias.get_endpoint("alias/upload/new")))
@@ -29,14 +28,14 @@ impl<'t> Share<'t> {
             return Err(ureq::Error::Other("unexpected json response".into()));
         }
 
-        Ok(Self { alias, id: res.id })
+        Ok(Self { id: res.id })
     }
 
-    pub fn notify(&self, http: &ureq::Agent) -> Result<(), ureq::Error> {
-        let endpoint = (self.alias).get_endpoint(format!("alias/mail/notify/{}", self.id));
+    pub fn notify(&self, http: &ureq::Agent, alias: &Alias) -> Result<(), ureq::Error> {
+        let endpoint = alias.get_endpoint(format!("alias/mail/notify/{}", self.id));
 
         let res = (http.post(endpoint))
-            .sharry_header(self.alias)
+            .sharry_header(alias)
             .send_empty()?
             .body_mut()
             .read_json::<NotifyShareResponse>()?;