diff --git a/src/client/common.rs b/src/client/common.rs
index 7959b46f..336450f3 100644
--- a/src/client/common.rs
+++ b/src/client/common.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ macro_rules! register_client {
             impl $client {
                 pub const NAME: &str = $name;
 
-                pub fn init(global_config: $crate::config::GlobalConfig) -> Option<Box<dyn Client>> {
+                pub fn init(global_config: &$crate::config::GlobalConfig) -> Option<Box<dyn Client>> {
                     let model = global_config.read().model.clone();
                     let config = {
                         if let ClientConfig::$config(c) = &global_config.read().clients[model.client_index] {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ macro_rules! register_client {
                         }
                     };
                     Some(Box::new(Self {
-                        global_config,
+                        global_config: global_config.clone(),
                         config,
                         model,
                     }))
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ macro_rules! register_client {
 
         )+
 
-        pub fn init_client(config: $crate::config::GlobalConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Box<dyn Client>> {
+        pub fn init_client(config: &$crate::config::GlobalConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Box<dyn Client>> {
                 None
-                $(.or_else(|| $client::init(config.clone())))+
+                $(.or_else(|| $client::init(config)))+
                 .ok_or_else(|| {
                     let model = config.read().model.clone();
                     anyhow::anyhow!(
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 04f873f2..a40745fe 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         exit(0);
     }
     let no_stream = cli.no_stream;
-    let client = init_client(config.clone())?;
+    let client = init_client(&config)?;
     if stdin().is_terminal() {
         match text {
             Some(text) => start_directive(client.as_ref(), &config, &text, no_stream),
-            None => start_interactive(config),
+            None => start_interactive(&config),
         }
     } else {
         let mut input = String::new();
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ fn start_directive(
     config.write().save_message(input, &output)
 }
 
-fn start_interactive(config: GlobalConfig) -> Result<()> {
+fn start_interactive(config: &GlobalConfig) -> Result<()> {
     cl100k_base_singleton();
-    let mut repl: Repl = Repl::init(config.clone())?;
+    let mut repl: Repl = Repl::init(config)?;
     repl.run()
 }
diff --git a/src/repl/mod.rs b/src/repl/mod.rs
index 818a86ac..4f510203 100644
--- a/src/repl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/repl/mod.rs
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@ pub struct Repl {
 }
 
 impl Repl {
-    pub fn init(config: GlobalConfig) -> Result<Self> {
-        let editor = Self::create_editor(&config)?;
+    pub fn init(config: &GlobalConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let editor = Self::create_editor(config)?;
 
-        let prompt = ReplPrompt::new(config.clone());
+        let prompt = ReplPrompt::new(config);
 
         let abort = create_abort_signal();
 
         let clipboard = Clipboard::new().map(RefCell::new);
 
         Ok(Self {
-            config,
+            config: config.clone(),
             editor,
             prompt,
             clipboard,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl Repl {
         }
         self.config.read().maybe_print_send_tokens(input);
         let wg = WaitGroup::new();
-        let client = init_client(self.config.clone())?;
+        let client = init_client(&self.config)?;
         let ret = render_stream(
             input,
             client.as_ref(),
diff --git a/src/repl/prompt.rs b/src/repl/prompt.rs
index b4c90996..827f84da 100644
--- a/src/repl/prompt.rs
+++ b/src/repl/prompt.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ pub struct ReplPrompt {
 }
 
 impl ReplPrompt {
-    pub fn new(config: GlobalConfig) -> Self {
-        Self { config }
+    pub fn new(config: &GlobalConfig) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            config: config.clone(),
+        }
     }
 }