diff --git a/src/image/gtk.rs b/src/image/gtk.rs
index bf80bcd..8c17791 100644
--- a/src/image/gtk.rs
+++ b/src/image/gtk.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn new_icon_button(input: &str, icon_theme: &IconTheme, size: i32) -> Button
         image.add_class("icon");
 
         match ImageProvider::parse(input, icon_theme, false, size)
-            .map(|provider| provider.load_into_image(image.clone()))
+            .map(|provider| provider.load_into_image(&image))
         {
             Some(_) => {
                 button.set_image(Some(&image));
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn new_icon_label(input: &str, icon_theme: &IconTheme, size: i32) -> gtk::Bo
         container.add(&image);
 
         ImageProvider::parse(input, icon_theme, false, size)
-            .map(|provider| provider.load_into_image(image));
+            .map(|provider| provider.load_into_image(&image));
     } else {
         let label = Label::builder().use_markup(true).label(input).build();
         label.add_class("icon");
diff --git a/src/image/provider.rs b/src/image/provider.rs
index eaf2222..5004c37 100644
--- a/src/image/provider.rs
+++ b/src/image/provider.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl<'a> ImageProvider<'a> {
 
     /// Attempts to fetch the image from the location
     /// and load it into the provided `GTK::Image` widget.
-    pub fn load_into_image(&self, image: gtk::Image) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn load_into_image(&self, image: &gtk::Image) -> Result<()> {
         // handle remote locations async to avoid blocking UI thread while downloading
         #[cfg(feature = "http")]
         if let ImageLocation::Remote(url) = &self.location {
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ impl<'a> ImageProvider<'a> {
 
             {
                 let size = self.size;
+                let image = image.clone();
                 glib_recv_mpsc!(rx, bytes => {
                     let stream = MemoryInputStream::from_bytes(&bytes);
 
@@ -181,11 +182,11 @@ impl<'a> ImageProvider<'a> {
                 });
             }
         } else {
-            self.load_into_image_sync(&image)?;
+            self.load_into_image_sync(image)?;
         };
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "http"))]
-        self.load_into_image_sync(&image)?;
+        self.load_into_image_sync(image)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/custom/image.rs b/src/modules/custom/image.rs
index cb4a33f..fe46b5d 100644
--- a/src/modules/custom/image.rs
+++ b/src/modules/custom/image.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl CustomWidget for ImageWidget {
 
             dynamic_string(&self.src, move |src| {
                 ImageProvider::parse(&src, &icon_theme, false, self.size)
-                    .map(|image| image.load_into_image(gtk_image.clone()));
+                    .map(|image| image.load_into_image(&gtk_image));
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/focused.rs b/src/modules/focused.rs
index 989293f..2fde9bf 100644
--- a/src/modules/focused.rs
+++ b/src/modules/focused.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl Module<gtk::Box> for FocusedModule {
                 if let Some((name, id)) = data {
                     if self.show_icon {
                         match ImageProvider::parse(&id, &icon_theme, true, self.icon_size)
-                            .map(|image| image.load_into_image(icon.clone()))
+                            .map(|image| image.load_into_image(&icon))
                         {
                             Some(Ok(())) => icon.show(),
                             _ => icon.hide(),
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/item.rs b/src/modules/launcher/item.rs
index 07d7fb3..409ed7a 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/item.rs
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/item.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl ItemButton {
                 button.set_image(Some(&gtk_image));
                 button.set_always_show_image(true);
 
-                if let Err(err) = image.load_into_image(gtk_image) {
+                if let Err(err) = image.load_into_image(&gtk_image) {
                     error!("{err:?}");
                 }
             };
diff --git a/src/modules/music/mod.rs b/src/modules/music/mod.rs
index 96cb91a..1e02de4 100644
--- a/src/modules/music/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/music/mod.rs
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ impl Module<Button> for MusicModule {
                                 ImageProvider::parse(&cover_path, &icon_theme, false, image_size)
                             }) {
                                 album_image.show();
-                                image.load_into_image(album_image.clone())
+                                image.load_into_image(&album_image)
                             } else {
                                 album_image.set_from_pixbuf(None);
                                 album_image.hide();
diff --git a/src/modules/upower.rs b/src/modules/upower.rs
index c60a73d..b4fb2e4 100644
--- a/src/modules/upower.rs
+++ b/src/modules/upower.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl Module<gtk::Button> for UpowerModule {
             icon_name.push_str(&properties.icon_name);
 
             ImageProvider::parse(&icon_name, &icon_theme, false, self.icon_size)
-                    .map(|provider| provider.load_into_image(icon.clone()));
+                    .map(|provider| provider.load_into_image(&icon));
 
             label.set_label_escaped(&format);
         });