diff --git a/compiler/cl-parser/src/inliner.rs b/compiler/cl-parser/src/inliner.rs
index f699cfd..b478cfc 100644
--- a/compiler/cl-parser/src/inliner.rs
+++ b/compiler/cl-parser/src/inliner.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 use crate::Parser;
 use cl_ast::{ast_visitor::Fold, *};
 use cl_lexer::Lexer;
-use std::{
-    ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 type IoErrs = Vec<(PathBuf, std::io::Error)>;
 type ParseErrs = Vec<(PathBuf, crate::error::Error)>;
@@ -26,77 +23,76 @@ impl ModuleInliner {
             parse_errs: Default::default(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns true when the [ModuleInliner] has errors to report
+    pub fn has_errors(&self) -> bool {
+        !(self.io_errs.is_empty() && self.parse_errs.is_empty())
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the [IO Errors](IoErrs) and [parse Errors](ParseErrs)
+    pub fn into_errs(self) -> Option<(IoErrs, ParseErrs)> {
+        self.has_errors().then_some((self.io_errs, self.parse_errs))
+    }
+
+    /// Traverses a [File], attempting to inline all submodules.
+    ///
+    /// This is a simple wrapper around [ModuleInliner::fold_file()] and
+    /// [ModuleInliner::into_errs()]
     pub fn inline(mut self, file: File) -> Result<File, (File, IoErrs, ParseErrs)> {
         let file = self.fold_file(file);
 
-        if self.io_errs.is_empty() && self.parse_errs.is_empty() {
-            Ok(file)
-        } else {
-            Err((file, self.io_errs, self.parse_errs))
+        match self.into_errs() {
+            Some((io, parse)) => Err((file, io, parse)),
+            None => Ok(file),
         }
     }
-    /// Records an [I/O error](std::io::Error), and rebuilds the outline [Module]
-    fn io_oops(&mut self, name: Identifier, error: std::io::Error) -> Module {
+
+    /// Records an [I/O error](std::io::Error) for later
+    fn handle_io_error(&mut self, error: std::io::Error) -> ModuleKind {
         self.io_errs.push((self.path.clone(), error));
-        Module { name, kind: ModuleKind::Outline }
+        ModuleKind::Outline
     }
-    /// Records a [parse error](crate::error::Error), and rebuilds the outline [Module]
-    fn parse_oops(&mut self, name: Identifier, error: crate::error::Error) -> Module {
+
+    /// Records a [parse error](crate::error::Error) for later
+    fn handle_parse_error(&mut self, error: crate::error::Error) -> ModuleKind {
         self.parse_errs.push((self.path.clone(), error));
-        Module { name, kind: ModuleKind::Outline }
+        ModuleKind::Outline
     }
 }
 
 impl Fold for ModuleInliner {
-    fn fold_module(&mut self, m: Module) -> cl_ast::Module {
+    /// Traverses down the module tree, entering ever nested directories
+    fn fold_module(&mut self, m: Module) -> Module {
         let Module { name, kind } = m;
-        let mut inliner = PathMiser::new(self, &name.0);
+        self.path.push(&name.0); // cd ./name
 
-        let kind = inliner.fold_module_kind(kind);
+        let kind = self.fold_module_kind(kind);
 
-        let ModuleKind::Outline = kind else {
-            return Module { name, kind };
-        };
+        self.path.pop(); // cd ..
+        Module { name, kind }
+    }
 
-        inliner.path.set_extension("cl");
-        let file = match std::fs::read_to_string(&inliner.path) {
-            Err(e) => return inliner.io_oops(name, e),
-            Ok(s) => s,
+    /// Attempts to read and parse a file for every module in the tree
+    fn fold_module_kind(&mut self, m: ModuleKind) -> ModuleKind {
+        if let ModuleKind::Inline(f) = m {
+            return ModuleKind::Inline(self.fold_file(f));
+        }
+        // cd path/mod.cl
+        self.path.set_extension("cl");
+
+        let file = match std::fs::read_to_string(&self.path) {
+            Err(error) => return self.handle_io_error(error),
+            Ok(file) => file,
         };
 
         let kind = match Parser::new(Lexer::new(&file)).file() {
-            Err(e) => return inliner.parse_oops(name, e),
+            Err(e) => return self.handle_parse_error(e),
             Ok(file) => ModuleKind::Inline(file),
         };
+        // cd path/mod
+        self.path.set_extension("");
 
-        inliner.path.set_extension("");
-        Module { name, kind: inliner.fold_module_kind(kind) }
-    }
-}
-
-/// I am the [Path] miser. Whatever I touch turns to [Path] in my clutch.
-pub struct PathMiser<'mi> {
-    mi: &'mi mut ModuleInliner,
-}
-impl<'mi> PathMiser<'mi> {
-    pub fn new(mi: &'mi mut ModuleInliner, name: &str) -> Self {
-        mi.path.push(name);
-        Self { mi }
-    }
-}
-impl<'mi> Deref for PathMiser<'mi> {
-    type Target = ModuleInliner;
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        self.mi
-    }
-}
-impl<'mi> DerefMut for PathMiser<'mi> {
-    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
-        self.mi
-    }
-}
-impl<'mi> Drop for PathMiser<'mi> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.mi.path.pop();
+        // The newly loaded module may need further inlining
+        self.fold_module_kind(kind)
     }
 }