diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options.rs b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options.rs
index d72dcf5c8b9..f2ff628526e 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ pub fn app(version: &str) -> Command {
         )
 }
 
-pub fn parse_options(matches: ArgMatches) -> Result<CliOptions, CliError> {
+pub fn parse_options(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<CliOptions, CliError> {
     let cacert_file = match get_string(&matches, "cacert_file") {
         None => None,
         Some(filename) => {
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/main.rs b/packages/hurl/src/main.rs
index 884eeb2c58d..a86b6a6dcc5 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/main.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fn execute(
     filename: &str,
     contents: String,
     current_dir: &Path,
-    cli_options: CliOptions,
+    cli_options: &CliOptions,
     log_verbose: &impl Fn(&str),
     log_error_message: &impl Fn(bool, &str),
     progress: Option<Progress>,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn execute(
             if let Some(n) = cli_options.max_redirect {
                 log_verbose(format!("    max redirect: {}", n).as_str());
             }
-            if let Some(proxy) = cli_options.proxy.clone() {
+            if let Some(proxy) = &cli_options.proxy {
                 log_verbose(format!("    proxy: {}", proxy).as_str());
             }
 
@@ -145,19 +145,19 @@ fn execute(
                 }
             }
 
-            let cacert_file = cli_options.cacert_file;
+            let cacert_file = cli_options.cacert_file.clone();
             let follow_location = cli_options.follow_location;
             let verbose = cli_options.verbose;
             let insecure = cli_options.insecure;
             let max_redirect = cli_options.max_redirect;
-            let proxy = cli_options.proxy;
-            let no_proxy = cli_options.no_proxy;
-            let cookie_input_file = cli_options.cookie_input_file;
+            let proxy = cli_options.proxy.clone();
+            let no_proxy = cli_options.no_proxy.clone();
+            let cookie_input_file = cli_options.cookie_input_file.clone();
 
             let timeout = cli_options.timeout;
             let connect_timeout = cli_options.connect_timeout;
-            let user = cli_options.user;
-            let user_agent = cli_options.user_agent;
+            let user = cli_options.user.clone();
+            let user_agent = cli_options.user_agent.clone();
             let compressed = cli_options.compressed;
             let context_dir = match cli_options.file_root {
                 None => {
@@ -199,19 +199,24 @@ fn execute(
             } else {
                 || false
             };
+            let fail_fast = cli_options.fail_fast;
+            let variables = cli_options.variables.clone();
+            let to_entry = cli_options.to_entry;
+            let context_dir = context_dir.to_path_buf();
+            let ignore_asserts = cli_options.ignore_asserts;
             let options = RunnerOptions {
-                fail_fast: cli_options.fail_fast,
-                variables: cli_options.variables,
-                to_entry: cli_options.to_entry,
-                context_dir: context_dir.to_path_buf(),
-                ignore_asserts: cli_options.ignore_asserts,
+                fail_fast,
+                variables,
+                to_entry,
+                context_dir,
+                ignore_asserts,
                 pre_entry,
                 post_entry,
             };
             let result = runner::run_hurl_file(
                 hurl_file,
                 &mut client,
-                filename.to_string(),
+                filename,
                 &options,
                 &log_verbose,
                 &log_error_message,
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ fn main() {
     let log_verbose = cli::make_logger_verbose(verbose);
     let color = cli::output_color(matches.clone());
     let log_error_message = cli::make_logger_error_message(color);
-    let cli_options = unwrap_or_exit(cli::parse_options(matches.clone()), &log_error_message);
+    let cli_options = unwrap_or_exit(cli::parse_options(&matches), &log_error_message);
 
     let mut filenames = vec![];
     if let Some(values) = cli::get_strings(&matches, "INPUT") {
@@ -323,7 +328,7 @@ fn main() {
             filename,
             contents.clone(),
             current_dir,
-            cli_options.clone(),
+            &cli_options,
             &log_verbose,
             &log_error_message,
             progress,
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs
index 676d470f5b5..3b966c594f7 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ use super::entry;
 pub fn run(
     hurl_file: HurlFile,
     http_client: &mut http::Client,
-    filename: String,
+    filename: &str,
     options: &RunnerOptions,
     log_verbose: &impl Fn(&str),
     log_error_message: &impl Fn(bool, &str),
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ pub fn run(
         .is_none();
 
     let cookies = http_client.get_cookie_storage();
+    let filename = filename.to_string();
     HurlResult {
         filename,
         entries,