diff --git a/src/gopher.rs b/src/gopher.rs
index 9c7dcbc..c5fbd2b 100644
--- a/src/gopher.rs
+++ b/src/gopher.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ pub fn request(host: &str, port: &str, selector: &str, tls: bool, tor: bool) ->
                     let stream = TcpStream::connect_timeout(&sock, TCP_TIMEOUT_DURATION)?;
                     stream.set_read_timeout(Some(TCP_TIMEOUT_DURATION))?;
                     if let Ok(mut stream) = connector.connect(host, stream) {
-                        stream.write_all(format!("{}\r\n", selector).as_ref())?;
+                        stream.write_all(selector.as_ref());
+                        stream.write_all("\r\n".as_ref());
                         return Ok(Stream {
                             io: Box::new(stream),
                             tls: true,
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ pub fn request(host: &str, port: &str, selector: &str, tls: bool, tor: bool) ->
                 Ok(s) => s,
                 Err(e) => return Err(error!("Tor error: {}", e)),
             };
-            stream.write_all(format!("{}\r\n", selector).as_ref())?;
+            stream.write_all(selector.as_ref());
+            stream.write_all("\r\n".as_ref());
             return Ok(Stream {
                 io: Box::new(stream),
                 tls: false,
@@ -198,7 +200,8 @@ pub fn request(host: &str, port: &str, selector: &str, tls: bool, tor: bool) ->
     // no tls or tor, try regular connection
     let mut stream = TcpStream::connect_timeout(&sock, TCP_TIMEOUT_DURATION)?;
     stream.set_read_timeout(Some(TCP_TIMEOUT_DURATION))?;
-    stream.write_all(format!("{}\r\n", selector).as_ref())?;
+    stream.write_all(selector.as_ref());
+    stream.write_all("\r\n".as_ref());
     Ok(Stream {
         io: Box::new(stream),
         tls: false,
diff --git a/src/menu.rs b/src/menu.rs
index 18bc9e6..0bbbb89 100644
--- a/src/menu.rs
+++ b/src/menu.rs
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@ impl Menu {
             out.push_str(color!(Reset));
 
             // clear rest of line
-            out.push_str(&format!("{}", clear::UntilNewline));
+            out.push_str(clear::UntilNewline.as_ref());
             out.push_str("\r\n");
         }
 
         // clear remainder of screen
-        out.push_str(&format!("{}", clear::AfterCursor));
+        out.push_str(clear::AfterCursor.as_ref());
 
         out
     }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ impl Menu {
         if self.searching {
             Action::Status(self.render_input())
         } else {
-            Action::Status(format!("{}", cursor::Hide))
+            Action::Status(cursor::Hide.to_string())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/phetchdir.rs b/src/phetchdir.rs
index 6edd135..9b4d957 100644
--- a/src/phetchdir.rs
+++ b/src/phetchdir.rs
@@ -43,16 +43,14 @@ pub fn append(filename: &str, label: &str, url: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let path = dotdir.join(filename);
         if let Ok(mut file) = OpenOptions::new().append(true).create(true).open(path) {
             let u = gopher::parse_url(&url);
-            file.write_all(
-                format!(
-                    "{}{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\r\n",
-                    u.typ.to_char().unwrap_or('i'),
-                    label,
-                    u.sel,
-                    u.host,
-                    u.port
-                )
-                .as_ref(),
+            write!(
+                file,
+                "{}{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\r\n",
+                u.typ.to_char().unwrap_or('i'),
+                label,
+                u.sel,
+                u.host,
+                u.port
             );
             Ok(())
         } else {
@@ -75,16 +73,14 @@ pub fn prepend(filename: &str, label: &str, url: &str) -> Result<()> {
             let mut buf = vec![];
             file.read_to_end(&mut buf);
             file.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(0));
-            file.write_all(
-                format!(
-                    "{}{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\r\n",
-                    url.typ.to_char().unwrap_or('i'),
-                    label,
-                    url.sel,
-                    url.host,
-                    url.port
-                )
-                .as_ref(),
+            write!(
+                file,
+                "{}{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\r\n",
+                url.typ.to_char().unwrap_or('i'),
+                label,
+                url.sel,
+                url.host,
+                url.port
             );
             file.write_all(&buf);
             Ok(())