diff --git a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
index 225ef4a3..be889576 100644
--- a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pub fn command_parser(user: String, command: String) {
     let args = iter.collect::<Vec<&str>>();
     println!("{:?}", args);
     if in_home || in_shared || in_system {
-        run_program(binary_prog);
+        run_program(&binary_prog);
     } else {
         println!("No such binary: {}", bin_name);
         error!("No such binary: {}", bin_name);
diff --git a/ableos/src/wasm_jumploader/mod.rs b/ableos/src/wasm_jumploader/mod.rs
index c4f6fc88..fc208e88 100644
--- a/ableos/src/wasm_jumploader/mod.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/wasm_jumploader/mod.rs
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ pub fn interp() {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run_program(program: Vec<u8>) {
+pub fn run_program(program: &[u8]) {
     // Load wasm binary and prepare it for instantiation.
-    let module = wasmi::Module::from_buffer(&program).expect("failed to load wasm");
+    let module = wasmi::Module::from_buffer(program).expect("failed to load wasm");
 
     trace!("Loaded wasm binary");
     let imports = ImportsBuilder::new().with_resolver("env", &host_functions::HostExternals {});