diff --git a/src/app_state.rs b/src/app_state.rs
index 71a4fbbf..765425a9 100644
--- a/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/src/app_state.rs
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ impl AppState {
         let mut exercises = exercise_infos
             .into_iter()
             .map(|exercise_info| {
-                // Leaking to be able to borrow in the watch mode `Table`.
-                // Leaking is not a problem because the `AppState` instance lives until
-                // the end of the program.
-                let path = exercise_info.path().leak();
-                let hint = exercise_info.hint.trim_ascii();
-
                 let canonical_path = dir_canonical_path.as_deref().map(|dir_canonical_path| {
                     let mut canonical_path;
                     if let Some(dir) = exercise_info.dir {
@@ -114,11 +108,11 @@ impl AppState {
                 Exercise {
                     dir: exercise_info.dir,
                     name: exercise_info.name,
-                    path,
+                    path: exercise_info.path(),
                     canonical_path,
                     test: exercise_info.test,
                     strict_clippy: exercise_info.strict_clippy,
-                    hint,
+                    hint: exercise_info.hint.trim_ascii(),
                     // Updated below.
                     done: false,
                 }
@@ -342,12 +336,12 @@ impl AppState {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn reset_current_exercise(&mut self) -> Result<&'static str> {
+    pub fn reset_current_exercise(&mut self) -> Result<&str> {
         self.set_pending(self.current_exercise_ind)?;
         let exercise = self.current_exercise();
-        self.reset(self.current_exercise_ind, exercise.path)?;
+        self.reset(self.current_exercise_ind, &exercise.path)?;
 
-        Ok(exercise.path)
+        Ok(&exercise.path)
     }
 
     // Reset the exercise by index and return its name.
@@ -358,7 +352,7 @@ impl AppState {
 
         self.set_pending(exercise_ind)?;
         let exercise = &self.exercises[exercise_ind];
-        self.reset(exercise_ind, exercise.path)?;
+        self.reset(exercise_ind, &exercise.path)?;
 
         Ok(exercise.name)
     }
@@ -600,7 +594,7 @@ mod tests {
         Exercise {
             dir: None,
             name: "0",
-            path: "exercises/0.rs",
+            path: String::from("exercises/0.rs"),
             canonical_path: None,
             test: false,
             strict_clippy: false,
diff --git a/src/exercise.rs b/src/exercise.rs
index a0596b5b..ee1f42f9 100644
--- a/src/exercise.rs
+++ b/src/exercise.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub struct Exercise {
     pub dir: Option<&'static str>,
     pub name: &'static str,
     /// Path of the exercise file starting with the `exercises/` directory.
-    pub path: &'static str,
+    pub path: String,
     pub canonical_path: Option<String>,
     pub test: bool,
     pub strict_clippy: bool,
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ impl Exercise {
     ) -> io::Result<()> {
         file_path(writer, Color::Blue, |writer| {
             if emit_file_links && let Some(canonical_path) = self.canonical_path.as_deref() {
-                terminal_file_link(writer, self.path, canonical_path)
+                terminal_file_link(writer, &self.path, canonical_path)
             } else {
-                writer.write_str(self.path)
+                writer.write_str(&self.path)
             }
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/info_file.rs b/src/info_file.rs
index 8a90fcca..23df0d16 100644
--- a/src/info_file.rs
+++ b/src/info_file.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl InfoFile {
     pub fn parse() -> Result<Self> {
         // Read a local `info.toml` if it exists.
         let slf = match fs::read_to_string("info.toml") {
-            // Leaking is fine since `InfoFile` is used until the end of the program.
+            // Leaking is fine since the info file is used until the end of the program.
             Ok(file_content) => toml::de::from_str::<Self>(file_content.leak())
                 .context("Failed to parse the `info.toml` file")?,
             Err(e) => {
diff --git a/src/list/state.rs b/src/list/state.rs
index 4fd1301d..55ccb4c9 100644
--- a/src/list/state.rs
+++ b/src/list/state.rs
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ impl<'a> ListState<'a> {
 
         let exercise_ind = self.selected_to_exercise_ind(selected)?;
         let exercise_name = self.app_state.reset_exercise_by_ind(exercise_ind)?;
-        self.update_rows();
         write!(
             self.message,
             "The exercise `{exercise_name}` has been reset",
         )?;
+        self.update_rows();
 
         Ok(())
     }