diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2ad3e8e..c661854 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     println!("Watching directory: {}", watch_path.display());
     println!("Output directory: {}", output_path.display());
 
-    let archiver = LivestreamArchiver::new(output_path);
+    let archiver = LivestreamArchiver::new(&output_path);
     let processed_files = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashSet::new()));
 
     // Process existing files first
diff --git a/src/services/livestream_archiver.rs b/src/services/livestream_archiver.rs
index 2282112..109611b 100644
--- a/src/services/livestream_archiver.rs
+++ b/src/services/livestream_archiver.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use tokio::process::Command;
 use tokio::time::Duration;
 
-pub struct LivestreamArchiver {
-    output_path: PathBuf,
+pub struct LivestreamArchiver<'a> {
+    output_path: &'a PathBuf,
 }
 
-impl LivestreamArchiver {
-    pub fn new(output_path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+impl<'a> LivestreamArchiver<'a> {
+    pub fn new(output_path: &'a PathBuf) -> Self {
         LivestreamArchiver {
             output_path,
         }