diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a76f13e..71f009b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,18 @@ mod rack {
 
     struct Traversal {
         dirs: Vec<DirEntry>,
-        entries: Vec<DirEntry>,
+        entries: Vec<SearchableFile>,
+    }
+
+    struct SearchableFile {
+        path: PathBuf,
+    }
+
+    /// Use our own structure since DirEntry keeps hold of open files until they are dropped
+    impl From<DirEntry> for SearchableFile {
+        fn from(entry: DirEntry) -> SearchableFile {
+            SearchableFile { path: entry.path() }
+        }
     }
 
     impl Rack {
@@ -93,22 +104,25 @@ mod rack {
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    if let Ok(mut contents) = Rack::get_dir_entries(path) {
-                        traversal.dirs.append(&mut contents);
-                    }
+                    match Rack::get_dir_entries(path) {
+                        Ok(mut contents) => {
+                            traversal.dirs.append(&mut contents);
+                        }
+                        Err(msg) => println!("Error reading dir: {}. {}", path, msg),
+                    };
                 } else {
                     if self.should_ignore(&gitignore, path, &entry) {
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    traversal.entries.push(entry);
+                    traversal.entries.push(entry.into());
                 }
             }
 
             let mut results = traversal
                 .entries
                 .iter()
-                .filter_map(|e| self.check_file(&e.path()).ok())
+                .filter_map(|e| self.check_file(&e.path).ok())
                 .filter(|mat| mat.matches.len() > 0)
                 .collect::<Vec<FileMatch>>();
             self.matches.append(&mut results);