diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 56f9d78..cf36cd9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -94,16 +94,13 @@ fn main() {
 		debug!("Checking files regardless of extensions");
 	}
 
-	let entries = scan_directory(&args.dir, extensions.as_ref(), excludes.as_ref(), &args.get_scan_opts());
-
-	if entries.is_none() {
+	let entries = match scan_directory(&args.dir, extensions.as_ref(), excludes.as_ref(), &args.get_scan_opts()) {
 		// no need to log anything for fatal errors - fif will already have printed something obvious like
 		// "[ERROR] /fake/path: No such file or directory (os error 2)". we can assume that if this has happened, the dir
 		// given as input doesn't exist or is otherwise unreadable.
-		exit(exitcode::NOINPUT);
-	}
-
-	let entries = entries.unwrap();
+		None => exit(exitcode::NOINPUT),
+		Some(e) => e,
+	};
 
 	if entries.is_empty() {
 		warn!("No files matching requested options found.");
@@ -237,26 +234,21 @@ fn extension_from_path(path: &Path) -> Option<&OsStr> { path.extension() }
 /// [`ScanError::Mime`] will be returned, meaning that the file was scanned successfully, but a mimetype could not be
 /// determined.
 fn scan_file(entry: &DirEntry, canonical_paths: bool) -> Result<Findings, ScanError> {
+	let path = entry.path();
 	// try to determine mimetype for this entry
-	let result = inspectors::mime_type(MIMEDB.get().unwrap(), entry.path());
-
-	if result.is_err() {
+	let result = match inspectors::mime_type(MIMEDB.get().unwrap(), path) {
 		// an error occurred while trying to read the file
-		return Err(ScanError::File(entry.path()));
-	}
-
-	let result = result.unwrap();
-	if result.is_none() {
+		Err(_) => return Err(ScanError::File(path)),
 		// the file was read successfully, but we were unable to determine its mimetype
-		return Err(ScanError::Mime(entry.path()));
-	}
-
-	let result = result.unwrap();
+		Ok(None) => return Err(ScanError::Mime(path)),
+		// a mimetype was found!
+		Ok(Some(result)) => result,
+	};
 
 	// set of known extensions for the given mimetype
 	let known_exts = inspectors::mime_extension_lookup(result.essence_str().into());
 	// file extension for this particular file
-	let entry_ext = extension_from_path(entry.path());
+	let entry_ext = extension_from_path(path);
 
 	let valid = match known_exts {
 		// there is a known set of extensions for this mimetype, and the file has an extension
@@ -266,12 +258,12 @@ fn scan_file(entry: &DirEntry, canonical_paths: bool) -> Result<Findings, ScanEr
 	};
 
 	let path = if canonical_paths {
-		match std::fs::canonicalize(entry.path()) {
+		match std::fs::canonicalize(path) {
 			Ok(path) => path,
-			Err(_) => return Err(ScanError::File(entry.path()))
+			Err(_) => return Err(ScanError::File(entry.path())),
 		}
 	} else {
-		entry.path().to_path_buf() // :c
+		path.to_path_buf() // :c
 	};
 
 	Ok(Findings {
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index 895c044..36287eb 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ fn recommend_ext() {
 fn simple_directory() {
 	use crate::parameters::ScanOpts;
 	use std::borrow::Borrow;
-	use std::fs::{File, canonicalize};
-	use std::io::Write;
 	use std::env::set_current_dir;
+	use std::fs::{canonicalize, File};
+	use std::io::Write;
 	use tempfile::tempdir;
 
 	// set of files to scan. all but the last files have magic numbers corresponding to their extension, except for