diff --git a/src/AvatarProvider.cpp b/src/AvatarProvider.cpp
index 1834e040..f64f6859 100644
--- a/src/AvatarProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/AvatarProvider.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ resolve(const QString &avatarUrl, int size, QObject *receiver, AvatarCallback ca
 
         auto data = cache::image(cacheKey);
         if (!data.isNull()) {
-                pixmap = QPixmap::fromImage(utils::readImage(&data));
+                pixmap = QPixmap::fromImage(utils::readImage(data));
                 avatar_cache.insert(cacheKey, pixmap);
                 callback(pixmap);
                 return;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ resolve(const QString &avatarUrl, int size, QObject *receiver, AvatarCallback ca
                          &AvatarProxy::avatarDownloaded,
                          receiver,
                          [callback, cacheKey](QByteArray data) {
-                                 QPixmap pm = QPixmap::fromImage(utils::readImage(&data));
+                                 QPixmap pm = QPixmap::fromImage(utils::readImage(data));
                                  avatar_cache.insert(cacheKey, pm);
                                  callback(pm);
                          });
diff --git a/src/MxcImageProvider.cpp b/src/MxcImageProvider.cpp
index e4f629a5..35cd0c45 100644
--- a/src/MxcImageProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/MxcImageProvider.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ MxcImageResponse::run()
 
                 auto data = cache::image(fileName);
                 if (!data.isNull()) {
-                        m_image = utils::readImage(&data);
+                        m_image = utils::readImage(data);
 
                         if (!m_image.isNull()) {
                                 m_image = m_image.scaled(
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ MxcImageResponse::run()
 
                           auto data = QByteArray(res.data(), (int)res.size());
                           cache::saveImage(fileName, data);
-                          m_image = utils::readImage(&data);
+                          m_image = utils::readImage(data);
                           if (!m_image.isNull()) {
                                   m_image = m_image.scaled(
                                     m_requestedSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ MxcImageResponse::run()
                 auto data = cache::image(m_id);
 
                 if (!data.isNull()) {
-                        m_image = utils::readImage(&data);
+                        m_image = utils::readImage(data);
                         m_image.setText("mxc url", "mxc://" + m_id);
 
                         if (!m_image.isNull()) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ MxcImageResponse::run()
 
                           auto data = QByteArray(temp.data(), (int)temp.size());
                           cache::saveImage(m_id, data);
-                          m_image = utils::readImage(&data);
+                          m_image = utils::readImage(data);
                           m_image.setText("original filename",
                                           QString::fromStdString(originalFilename));
                           m_image.setText("mxc url", "mxc://" + m_id);
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index 40c16fd3..4d24c786 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -689,10 +689,10 @@ utils::restoreCombobox(QComboBox *combo, const QString &value)
 }
 
 QImage
-utils::readImage(const QByteArray *data)
+utils::readImage(const QByteArray &data)
 {
         QBuffer buf;
-        buf.setData(*data);
+        buf.setData(data);
         QImageReader reader(&buf);
         reader.setAutoTransform(true);
         return reader.read();
diff --git a/src/Utils.h b/src/Utils.h
index 1dc5ffd6..eb09172e 100644
--- a/src/Utils.h
+++ b/src/Utils.h
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ restoreCombobox(QComboBox *combo, const QString &value);
 
 //! Read image respecting exif orientation
 QImage
-readImage(const QByteArray *data);
+readImage(const QByteArray &data);
 
 bool
 isReply(const mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents &e);
diff --git a/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp b/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp
index 3827c91a..8a5e4346 100644
--- a/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ InputBar::showPreview(const QMimeData &source, QString path, const QStringList &
                   auto mimeClass = mime.split("/")[0];
                   nhlog::ui()->debug("Mime: {}", mime.toStdString());
                   if (mimeClass == "image") {
-                          QImage img = utils::readImage(&data);
+                          QImage img = utils::readImage(data);
 
                           dimensions = img.size();
                           if (img.height() > 200 && img.width() > 360)