diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 01d20b28..4b4e834a 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -1712,39 +1712,37 @@ fn global_search(cx: &mut Context) {
                     .max_depth(file_picker_config.max_depth)
                     .build_parallel()
                     .run(|| {
-                        let mut searcher_cl = searcher.clone();
-                        let matcher_cl = matcher.clone();
-                        let all_matches_sx_cl = all_matches_sx.clone();
-                        Box::new(move |dent: Result<DirEntry, ignore::Error>| -> WalkState {
-                            let dent = match dent {
-                                Ok(dent) => dent,
+                        let mut searcher = searcher.clone();
+                        let matcher = matcher.clone();
+                        let all_matches_sx = all_matches_sx.clone();
+                        Box::new(move |entry: Result<DirEntry, ignore::Error>| -> WalkState {
+                            let entry = match entry {
+                                Ok(entry) => entry,
                                 Err(_) => return WalkState::Continue,
                             };
 
-                            match dent.file_type() {
-                                Some(fi) => {
-                                    if !fi.is_file() {
-                                        return WalkState::Continue;
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                None => return WalkState::Continue,
-                            }
+                            match entry.file_type() {
+                                Some(entry) if entry.is_file() => {}
+                                // skip everything else
+                                _ => return WalkState::Continue,
+                            };
 
-                            let result_sink = sinks::UTF8(|line_num, _| {
-                                match all_matches_sx_cl
-                                    .send((line_num as usize - 1, dent.path().to_path_buf()))
-                                {
-                                    Ok(_) => Ok(true),
-                                    Err(_) => Ok(false),
-                                }
-                            });
-                            let result =
-                                searcher_cl.search_path(&matcher_cl, dent.path(), result_sink);
+                            let result = searcher.search_path(
+                                &matcher,
+                                entry.path(),
+                                sinks::UTF8(|line_num, _| {
+                                    all_matches_sx
+                                        .send((line_num as usize - 1, entry.path().to_path_buf()))
+                                        .unwrap();
+
+                                    Ok(true)
+                                }),
+                            );
 
                             if let Err(err) = result {
                                 log::error!(
                                     "Global search error: {}, {}",
-                                    dent.path().display(),
+                                    entry.path().display(),
                                     err
                                 );
                             }