diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb5a316..c6262ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 target
+*.swp
diff --git a/activate b/activate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3039d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activate
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export PATH=$PATH:/Users/paul/Source/cdungeon/target/debug
+alias cdg='cd $(cdungeon)'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index b3a8d00..fc87bcc 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{error::Error, fmt::{self}, fs, path::PathBuf};
 
+use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode};
 use ratatui::{
     Frame,
@@ -95,21 +96,36 @@ impl Tile {
     }
 }
 
+pub enum UpdateResult {
+    ShouldExit(PathBuf),
+    NewModel(GameModel),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct GameError {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for GameError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "ouch game broken")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for GameError {}
+
 impl GameModel {
-    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
-        let path = path.canonicalize().unwrap();
-        let mut entries: Vec<PathBuf> = fs::read_dir(&path)
-            .unwrap()
-            .map(|entry| entry.unwrap().path())
+    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self> {
+        let path = path.canonicalize()?;
+        let mut entries: Vec<PathBuf> = fs::read_dir(&path)?
+            .filter_map(|entry| entry.ok().map(|entry| entry.path()))
             .collect();
         entries.sort();
         let max_entry_length = entries
             .iter()
-            .map(|entry| entry.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().chars().count())
+            .filter_map(|entry| entry.file_name().map(|entry| entry.to_string_lossy().chars().count()))
             .max()
             .unwrap_or(0);
 
-        Self {
+        Ok(Self {
             player_pos: P2::new(10, 2),
             room: Room {
                 tiles: {
@@ -152,8 +168,7 @@ impl GameModel {
                         }
 
                         for (j, c) in entry
-                            .file_name()
-                            .unwrap()
+                            .file_name().ok_or(GameError {})?
                             .to_string_lossy()
                             .chars()
                             .enumerate()
@@ -169,25 +184,26 @@ impl GameModel {
             },
 
             path,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
-    pub fn update(self, event: Event) -> Result<Self, PathBuf> {
+    pub fn update(self, event: Event) -> Result<UpdateResult> {
         self.update_game(GameEvent::from_crossterm(event))
     }
 
-    fn update_game(self, event: GameEvent) -> Result<Self, PathBuf> {
-        match event {
-            GameEvent::Quit => Err(self.path),
-            GameEvent::Nop => Ok(self),
+    fn update_game(self, event: GameEvent) -> Result<UpdateResult> {
+        use UpdateResult::*;
+        Ok(match event {
+            GameEvent::Quit => ShouldExit(self.path),
+            GameEvent::Nop => NewModel(self),
             GameEvent::PlayerMove(direction) => {
                 let player_pos = self.player_pos + direction;
                 if let Some(target_tile) = self.room.tiles.get(player_pos)
                     && target_tile.may_enter()
                 {
-                    Ok(Self { player_pos, ..self })
+                    NewModel(Self { player_pos, ..self })
                 } else {
-                    Ok(self)
+                    NewModel(self)
                 }
             }
             GameEvent::PlayerDash(direction) => {
@@ -206,7 +222,7 @@ impl GameModel {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                Ok(Self { player_pos, ..self })
+                NewModel(Self { player_pos, ..self })
             }
             GameEvent::Interact => {
                 let opt_action = self
@@ -216,19 +232,20 @@ impl GameModel {
                     .and_then(|tile| tile.action.clone());
 
                 if let Some(action) = opt_action {
-                    self.update_game(action)
+                    self.update_game(action)?
                 } else {
-                    Ok(self)
+                    NewModel(self)
                 }
             }
             GameEvent::Navigate(target) => {
                 let path = match target {
                     NavigationTarget::Path(path) => path,
-                    NavigationTarget::Parent => self.path.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf(),
+                    NavigationTarget::Parent => self.path.parent().ok_or(GameError {})?.to_path_buf(),
                 };
-                Ok(Self::new(path))
+
+                NewModel(Self::new(path)?)
             }
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn render(&self, frame: &mut Frame) {
@@ -260,7 +277,7 @@ impl GameModel {
             self.room
                 .tiles
                 .get(P2::new(x as isize, y as isize))
-                .unwrap()
+                .expect("programmer error: copying a grid shouldnt yield OOB errors")
                 .style
                 .clone()
         });
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 82fc8d5..5a5f933 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 };
 
 use game::GameModel;
+use game::UpdateResult;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     enable_raw_mode()?;
@@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn main_loop<T: Backend>(terminal: &mut Terminal<T>) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-    let mut model = GameModel::new(PathBuf::from("."));
+    let mut model = GameModel::new(PathBuf::from("."))?;
     loop {
         terminal.draw(|frame| model.render(frame))?;
 
         let term_event = event::read()?;
-        match model.update(term_event) {
-            Ok(new_model) => model = new_model,
-            Err(path) => break Ok(path),
+        match model.update(term_event)? {
+            UpdateResult::NewModel(new_model) => model = new_model,
+            UpdateResult::ShouldExit(path) => break Ok(path),
         }
     }
 }