diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/chat.rs b/frontend/src/pages/chat.rs
index 1f041e8..461fc81 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/chat.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/chat.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Component for ChatPage {
                         .push_with_query(
                             &Route::Login,
                             &LoginQuery {
-                                redirect: "/chat".to_string(),
+                                redirect: "/chat".into(),
                             },
                         )
                         .unwrap();
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/home.rs b/frontend/src/pages/home.rs
index 1b71629..5cd7e95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/home.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/home.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn Home() -> Html {
                 .push_with_query(
                     &Route::Login,
                     &LoginQuery {
-                        redirect: "/".to_string(),
+                        redirect: "/".into(),
                     },
                 )
                 .unwrap();
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/login.rs b/frontend/src/pages/login.rs
index e6df39d..78a25ec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/login.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/login.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
 use crate::components::Nav;
 use common::{LoggedInResponse, LoginRequest, LoginResponse};
 use gloo::{
@@ -12,13 +14,13 @@ use yew_hooks::use_mount;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct LoginQuery {
-    pub redirect: String,
+    pub redirect: Cow<'static, str>,
 }
 
 impl Default for LoginQuery {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            redirect: "/".to_string(),
+            redirect: "/".into(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn Login() -> Html {
     let username_ref = use_node_ref();
     let password_ref = use_node_ref();
     let disable_input = use_state(|| false);
-    let login_error = use_state(|| None);
+    let login_error = use_state(|| Option::<Cow<'static, str>>::None);
     let query_params = BrowserHistory::new()
         .location()
         .query::<LoginQuery>()
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn Login() -> Html {
                     Ok(val) => val,
                     Err(err) => {
                         error!(format!("Could not send login request to server: {err}"));
-                        login_error.set(Some("Error logging in".to_string()));
+                        login_error.set(Some("Error logging in".into()));
                         disable_input.set(false);
                         return;
                     }
@@ -76,15 +78,15 @@ pub fn Login() -> Html {
                     Ok(val) => val,
                     Err(err) => {
                         error!(format!("Could not parse login response: {err}"));
-                        login_error.set(Some("Error logging in".to_string()));
+                        login_error.set(Some("Error logging in".into()));
                         disable_input.set(false);
                         return;
                     }
                 };
                 match resp {
-                    Ok(_) => BrowserHistory::new().push(&redirect),
+                    Ok(_) => BrowserHistory::new().push(redirect),
                     Err(err) => {
-                        login_error.set(Some(err));
+                        login_error.set(Some(err.into()));
                         password_ref
                             .cast::<HtmlInputElement>()
                             .unwrap()
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ pub fn Login() -> Html {
                     .await
                     .unwrap();
                 if resp.logged_in {
-                    BrowserHistory::new().push(&redirect);
+                    BrowserHistory::new().push(redirect);
                 }
             })
         });