diff --git a/complete.go b/complete.go
index 328c020..f6348a8 100644
--- a/complete.go
+++ b/complete.go
@@ -151,11 +151,12 @@ func matchPath(query string) ([]string, string) {
 	files, _ := os.ReadDir(path)
 	for _, entry := range files {
 		// should we handle errors here?
-		file, _ := entry.Info()
-		fileInfo, err := entry.Info()
-		if err == nil && fileInfo.Mode() & os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-			path, _ := filepath.EvalSymlinks(filepath.Join(path, file.Name()))
-			file, _ = os.Lstat(path)
+		file, err := entry.Info()
+		if err == nil && file.Mode() & os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+			path, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(filepath.Join(path, file.Name()))
+			if err == nil {
+				file, err = os.Lstat(path)
+			}
 		}
 
 		if strings.HasPrefix(file.Name(), baseName) {