diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5a6d67f0..fe2d1f46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2762,7 +2762,6 @@ name = "yazi-core"
 version = "0.2.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "base64 0.22.0",
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "crossterm",
  "futures",
diff --git a/yazi-core/Cargo.toml b/yazi-core/Cargo.toml
index ed3f7ff0..edddfec7 100644
--- a/yazi-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ yazi-shared    = { path = "../yazi-shared", version = "0.2.5" }
 
 # External dependencies
 anyhow        = "1.0.82"
-base64        = "0.22.0"
 bitflags      = "2.5.0"
 crossterm     = "0.27.0"
 futures       = "0.3.30"
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/lib.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/lib.rs
index 0d0bc923..cc74d28c 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pub mod bindings;
 mod cast;
-pub mod clipboard;
+mod clipboard;
 mod config;
 pub mod elements;
 pub mod external;
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ pub use opt::*;
 pub use runtime::*;
 
 pub fn init() {
+	CLIPBOARD.with(Default::default);
+
 	crate::loader::init();
 	crate::init_lua();
-	CLIPBOARD.with(Default::default);
 }
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs
index 0c1c4cdf..a1045261 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/text.rs
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@ impl Utils {
 
 		ya.raw_set(
 			"clipboard",
-			lua.create_async_function(|lua, text: mlua::String| async move {
-				let text = text.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
-
-				if text.is_empty() {
-					let clipboard_data = CLIPBOARD.get().await;
-					Some(lua.create_string(clipboard_data.as_encoded_bytes())).transpose()
-				} else {
+			lua.create_async_function(|lua, text: Option<String>| async move {
+				if let Some(text) = text {
 					CLIPBOARD.set(text).await;
 					Ok(None)
+				} else {
+					Some(lua.create_string(CLIPBOARD.get().await.as_encoded_bytes())).transpose()
 				}
 			})?,
 		)?;