diff --git a/src/uu/base32/src/base32.rs b/src/uu/base32/src/base32.rs
index c88caa651..0003f5413 100644
--- a/src/uu/base32/src/base32.rs
+++ b/src/uu/base32/src/base32.rs
@@ -10,20 +10,11 @@ use uucore::{encoding::Format, error::UResult, translate};
 
 #[uucore::main]
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
-    let format = Format::Base32;
-    let (about, usage) = get_info();
-    let config = base_common::parse_base_cmd_args(args, about, usage)?;
+    let config = base_common::parse_base_cmd_args(args, uu_app())?;
     let mut input = base_common::get_input(&config)?;
-    base_common::handle_input(&mut input, format, config)
+    base_common::handle_input(&mut input, Format::Base32, config)
 }
 
 pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
-    let (about, usage) = get_info();
-    base_common::base_app(about, usage)
-}
-
-fn get_info() -> (&'static str, &'static str) {
-    let about: &'static str = Box::leak(translate!("base32-about").into_boxed_str());
-    let usage: &'static str = Box::leak(translate!("base32-usage").into_boxed_str());
-    (about, usage)
+    base_common::base_app(translate!("base32-about"), translate!("base32-usage"))
 }
diff --git a/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs b/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
index 108a28786..c44d6f7ee 100644
--- a/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
+++ b/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
@@ -97,21 +97,16 @@ impl Config {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse_base_cmd_args(
-    args: impl uucore::Args,
-    about: &'static str,
-    usage: &str,
-) -> UResult<Config> {
-    let command = base_app(about, usage);
+pub fn parse_base_cmd_args(args: impl uucore::Args, command: Command) -> UResult<Config> {
     let matches = uucore::clap_localization::handle_clap_result(command, args)?;
     Config::from(&matches)
 }
 
-pub fn base_app(about: &'static str, usage: &str) -> Command {
+pub fn base_app(about: String, usage: String) -> Command {
     let cmd = Command::new(uucore::util_name())
         .version(uucore::crate_version!())
         .about(about)
-        .override_usage(format_usage(usage))
+        .override_usage(format_usage(&usage))
         .infer_long_args(true);
     uucore::clap_localization::configure_localized_command(cmd)
         // Format arguments.
diff --git a/src/uu/base64/src/base64.rs b/src/uu/base64/src/base64.rs
index 854fd9182..4f8a903e0 100644
--- a/src/uu/base64/src/base64.rs
+++ b/src/uu/base64/src/base64.rs
@@ -10,20 +10,11 @@ use uucore::{encoding::Format, error::UResult};
 
 #[uucore::main]
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
-    let format = Format::Base64;
-    let (about, usage) = get_info();
-    let config = base_common::parse_base_cmd_args(args, about, usage)?;
+    let config = base_common::parse_base_cmd_args(args, uu_app())?;
     let mut input = base_common::get_input(&config)?;
-    base_common::handle_input(&mut input, format, config)
+    base_common::handle_input(&mut input, Format::Base64, config)
 }
 
 pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
-    let (about, usage) = get_info();
-    base_common::base_app(about, usage)
-}
-
-fn get_info() -> (&'static str, &'static str) {
-    let about: &'static str = Box::leak(translate!("base64-about").into_boxed_str());
-    let usage: &'static str = Box::leak(translate!("base64-usage").into_boxed_str());
-    (about, usage)
+    base_common::base_app(translate!("base64-about"), translate!("base64-usage"))
 }
diff --git a/src/uu/basenc/src/basenc.rs b/src/uu/basenc/src/basenc.rs
index 42e4ef295..5b9fc0bbf 100644
--- a/src/uu/basenc/src/basenc.rs
+++ b/src/uu/basenc/src/basenc.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,8 @@ fn get_encodings() -> Vec<(&'static str, Format, String)> {
 }
 
 pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
-    let about: &'static str = Box::leak(translate!("basenc-about").into_boxed_str());
-    let usage: &'static str = Box::leak(translate!("basenc-usage").into_boxed_str());
-
     let encodings = get_encodings();
-    let mut command = base_common::base_app(about, usage);
+    let mut command = base_common::base_app(translate!("basenc-about"), translate!("basenc-usage"));
 
     for encoding in &encodings {
         let raw_arg = Arg::new(encoding.0)
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_base32.rs b/tests/by-util/test_base32.rs
index 252256668..36d28c25a 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_base32.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_base32.rs
@@ -150,3 +150,12 @@ fn test_base32_file_not_found() {
         .fails()
         .stderr_only("base32: a.txt: No such file or directory\n");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_encode_large_input_is_buffered() {
+    let input = "A".repeat(6000);
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .pipe_in(input)
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_contains("BIFAUCQK"); // spell-checker:disable-line
+}