diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2de5b9f..9e3b80d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let peers = peers::Peers::init(&config.initial_peer)?;
     let preload = config
         .preload
-        .map(|ref p| Preload::init(p, config.preload_regex.as_deref(), config.clear).unwrap());
+        .map(|ref p| Preload::init(p, config.preload_regex, config.clear).unwrap());
     let trackers = Trackers::init(&config.tracker)?;
     let torrent = config.export_torrents.map(|p| Torrent::init(&p).unwrap());
     let session = librqbit::Session::new_with_opts(
diff --git a/src/preload.rs b/src/preload.rs
index ed9d002..5133421 100644
--- a/src/preload.rs
+++ b/src/preload.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub struct Preload {
 }
 
 impl Preload {
-    pub fn init(directory: &str, regex: Option<&str>, clear: bool) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn init(directory: &str, regex: Option<String>, clear: bool) -> Result<Self> {
         let path = PathBuf::from_str(directory)?;
         if let Ok(t) = fs::metadata(&path) {
             if t.is_file() {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Preload {
         fs::create_dir_all(&path)?;
         Ok(Self {
             path,
-            regex: regex.map(|r| Regex::new(r).unwrap()),
+            regex: regex.map(|r| Regex::new(&r).unwrap()),
         })
     }