diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
index 17bedff6d..9c92768c5 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ pub fn select_response(input: &str) -> Result<SelectResponse> {
         Ok(ret)
     } else {
         debug!("BAD/NO response in select: {}", input);
-        Err(MeliError::new(input))
+        Err(MeliError::new(input.to_string()))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/melib/src/error.rs b/melib/src/error.rs
index 47fd22035..49464e816 100644
--- a/melib/src/error.rs
+++ b/melib/src/error.rs
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, MeliError>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct MeliError {
-    pub summary: Option<String>,
-    pub details: String,
+    pub summary: Option<Cow<'static, str>>,
+    pub details: Cow<'static, str>,
 }
 
 impl MeliError {
     pub fn new<M>(msg: M) -> MeliError
     where
-        M: Into<String>,
+        M: Into<Cow<'static, str>>,
     {
         MeliError {
             summary: None,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl MeliError {
 
     pub fn set_summary<M>(mut self, summary: M) -> MeliError
     where
-        M: Into<String>,
+        M: Into<Cow<'static, str>>,
     {
         self.summary = Some(summary.into());
         self
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for MeliError {
 
 impl Into<String> for MeliError {
     fn into(self) -> String {
-        self.details
+        self.details.into()
     }
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl Error for MeliError {
 impl From<io::Error> for MeliError {
     #[inline]
     fn from(kind: io::Error) -> MeliError {
-        MeliError::new(kind.description())
+        MeliError::new(kind.description().to_string())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mail/compose.rs b/ui/src/components/mail/compose.rs
index e1a492caa..0c3a42ade 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mail/compose.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mail/compose.rs
@@ -1228,8 +1228,8 @@ pub fn save_draft(
         context.accounts[account_cursor].save_special(bytes, folder_type, flags)
     {
         context.replies.push_back(UIEvent::Notification(
-            summary,
-            details,
+            summary.map(|s| s.into()),
+            details.into(),
             Some(NotificationType::ERROR),
         ));
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/mailcap.rs b/ui/src/mailcap.rs
index 7bf304740..b712e0a7d 100644
--- a/ui/src/mailcap.rs
+++ b/ui/src/mailcap.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl MailcapEntry {
         }
 
         match result {
-            None => Err(MeliError::new("Not found".to_string())),
+            None => Err(MeliError::new("Not found")),
             Some(MailcapEntry {
                 command,
                 copiousoutput,