diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c055435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+use std::io;
+
+/// Result type alias for the application
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ErisError>;
+
+/// Comprehensive error types for the Eris application
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ErisError {
+    /// Configuration-related errors
+    #[error("Configuration error: {message}")]
+    Config { message: String },
+
+    /// Network-related errors
+    #[error("Network error: {0}")]
+    Network(#[from] io::Error),
+
+    /// HTTP parsing errors
+    #[error("HTTP parsing error: {message}")]
+    HttpParse { message: String },
+
+    /// Firewall operation errors
+    #[error("Firewall operation failed: {message}")]
+    Firewall { message: String },
+
+    /// Lua script execution errors
+    #[error("Lua script error: {message}")]
+    Lua { message: String },
+
+    /// Markov chain generation errors
+    #[error("Markov generation error: {message}")]
+    Markov { message: String },
+
+    /// Metrics collection errors
+    #[error("Metrics error: {message}")]
+    Metrics { message: String },
+
+    /// File system errors
+    #[error("File system error: {message}")]
+    FileSystem { message: String },
+
+    /// Validation errors
+    #[error("Validation error: {message}")]
+    Validation { message: String },
+
+    /// IP address parsing errors
+    #[error("Invalid IP address: {address}")]
+    InvalidIp { address: String },
+
+    /// Connection limit exceeded
+    #[error("Connection limit exceeded: {current}/{max}")]
+    ConnectionLimit { current: usize, max: usize },
+
+    /// Rate limiting errors
+    #[error("Rate limit exceeded for IP: {ip}")]
+    RateLimit { ip: String },
+
+    /// Timeout errors
+    #[error("Operation timed out: {operation}")]
+    Timeout { operation: String },
+
+    /// Permission errors
+    #[error("Permission denied: {operation}")]
+    Permission { operation: String },
+
+    /// Resource not found errors
+    #[error("Resource not found: {resource}")]
+    NotFound { resource: String },
+
+    /// Generic application errors
+    #[error("Application error: {message}")]
+    Application { message: String },
+}
+
+impl ErisError {
+    /// Create a new configuration error
+    pub fn config<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Config {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new HTTP parsing error
+    pub fn http_parse<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::HttpParse {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new firewall error
+    pub fn firewall<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Firewall {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new Lua script error
+    pub fn lua<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Lua {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new Markov generation error
+    pub fn markov<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Markov {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new metrics error
+    pub fn metrics<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Metrics {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new file system error
+    pub fn filesystem<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::FileSystem {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new validation error
+    pub fn validation<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Validation {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new invalid IP error
+    pub fn invalid_ip<T: Into<String>>(address: T) -> Self {
+        Self::InvalidIp {
+            address: address.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new connection limit error
+    #[must_use] 
+    pub const fn connection_limit(current: usize, max: usize) -> Self {
+        Self::ConnectionLimit { current, max }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new rate limit error
+    pub fn rate_limit<T: Into<String>>(ip: T) -> Self {
+        Self::RateLimit { ip: ip.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new timeout error
+    pub fn timeout<T: Into<String>>(operation: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Timeout {
+            operation: operation.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new permission error
+    pub fn permission<T: Into<String>>(operation: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Permission {
+            operation: operation.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new not found error
+    pub fn not_found<T: Into<String>>(resource: T) -> Self {
+        Self::NotFound {
+            resource: resource.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new application error
+    pub fn application<T: Into<String>>(message: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Application {
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Check if this is a retryable error
+    #[must_use] 
+    pub const fn is_retryable(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            Self::Network(_)
+                | Self::Timeout { .. }
+                | Self::ConnectionLimit { .. }
+                | Self::RateLimit { .. }
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Check if this error should be logged at debug level
+    #[must_use] 
+    pub const fn is_debug_level(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            Self::Network(_) | Self::HttpParse { .. } | Self::RateLimit { .. }
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Get error category for metrics
+    #[must_use] 
+    pub const fn category(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Config { .. } => "config",
+            Self::Network { .. } => "network",
+            Self::HttpParse { .. } => "http",
+            Self::Firewall { .. } => "firewall",
+            Self::Lua { .. } => "lua",
+            Self::Markov { .. } => "markov",
+            Self::Metrics { .. } => "metrics",
+            Self::FileSystem { .. } => "filesystem",
+            Self::Validation { .. } => "validation",
+            Self::InvalidIp { .. } => "network",
+            Self::ConnectionLimit { .. } => "connection",
+            Self::RateLimit { .. } => "rate_limit",
+            Self::Timeout { .. } => "timeout",
+            Self::Permission { .. } => "permission",
+            Self::NotFound { .. } => "not_found",
+            Self::Application { .. } => "application",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert from `serde_json::Error`
+impl From<serde_json::Error> for ErisError {
+    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::config(format!("JSON parsing error: {err}"))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert from `rlua::Error`
+impl From<rlua::Error> for ErisError {
+    fn from(err: rlua::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::lua(format!("Lua execution error: {err}"))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert from `ipnetwork::IpNetworkError`
+impl From<ipnetwork::IpNetworkError> for ErisError {
+    fn from(err: ipnetwork::IpNetworkError) -> Self {
+        Self::validation(format!("IP network error: {err}"))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_creation() {
+        let err = ErisError::config("Invalid port");
+        assert!(matches!(err, ErisError::Config { .. }));
+        assert_eq!(err.category(), "config");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_retryable() {
+        assert!(
+            ErisError::Network(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, "timeout")).is_retryable()
+        );
+        assert!(!ErisError::config("test").is_retryable());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_debug_level() {
+        assert!(
+            ErisError::Network(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::ConnectionRefused, "refused"))
+                .is_debug_level()
+        );
+        assert!(!ErisError::config("test").is_debug_level());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_conversions() {
+        let io_err = io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "file not found");
+        let eris_err: ErisError = io_err.into();
+        assert!(matches!(eris_err, ErisError::Network(_)));
+
+        let json_err = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>("invalid json").unwrap_err();
+        let eris_err: ErisError = json_err.into();
+        assert!(matches!(eris_err, ErisError::Config { .. }));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bbc595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+//! Eris - Sophisticated HTTP tarpit and honeypot
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+pub mod error;
+pub mod markov;
+pub mod metrics;
+
+// Re-export commonly used types
+pub use error::{ErisError, Result};
+pub use markov::MarkovGenerator;
+pub use metrics::{
+    ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS, BLOCKED_IPS, HITS_COUNTER, PATH_HITS, UA_HITS, metrics_handler,
+    status_handler,
+};
+
+/// State of bots/IPs hitting the honeypot
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct BotState {
+    pub hits: HashMap<IpAddr, u32>,
+    pub blocked: HashSet<IpAddr>,
+    pub active_connections: HashSet<IpAddr>,
+    pub data_dir: String,
+    pub cache_dir: String,
+}
+
+impl BotState {
+    #[must_use] 
+    pub fn new(data_dir: &str, cache_dir: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            hits: HashMap::new(),
+            blocked: HashSet::new(),
+            active_connections: HashSet::new(),
+            data_dir: data_dir.to_string(),
+            cache_dir: cache_dir.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Load previous state from disk
+    #[must_use] 
+    pub fn load_from_disk(data_dir: &str, cache_dir: &str) -> Self {
+        let mut state = Self::new(data_dir, cache_dir);
+        let blocked_ips_file = format!("{data_dir}/blocked_ips.txt");
+
+        if let Ok(content) = std::fs::read_to_string(&blocked_ips_file) {
+            let mut loaded = 0;
+            for line in content.lines() {
+                if let Ok(ip) = line.parse::<std::net::IpAddr>() {
+                    state.blocked.insert(ip);
+                    loaded += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            log::info!("Loaded {loaded} blocked IPs from {blocked_ips_file}");
+        } else {
+            log::info!("No blocked IPs file found at {blocked_ips_file}");
+        }
+
+        // Check for temporary hit counter cache
+        let hit_cache_file = format!("{cache_dir}/hit_counters.json");
+        if let Ok(content) = std::fs::read_to_string(&hit_cache_file)
+            && let Ok(hit_map) =
+                serde_json::from_str::<std::collections::HashMap<String, u32>>(&content)
+            {
+                for (ip_str, count) in hit_map {
+                    if let Ok(ip) = ip_str.parse::<std::net::IpAddr>() {
+                        state.hits.insert(ip, count);
+                    }
+                }
+                log::info!("Loaded hit counters for {} IPs", state.hits.len());
+            }
+
+        BLOCKED_IPS.set(state.blocked.len() as f64);
+        state
+    }
+
+    /// Persist state to disk for later reloading
+    pub fn save_to_disk(&self) {
+        // Save blocked IPs
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&self.data_dir) {
+            log::error!("Failed to create data directory: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let blocked_ips_file = format!("{}/blocked_ips.txt", self.data_dir);
+
+        match std::fs::File::create(&blocked_ips_file) {
+            Ok(mut file) => {
+                let mut count = 0;
+                for ip in &self.blocked {
+                    if std::io::Write::write_fmt(&mut file, format_args!("{ip}\n")).is_ok() {
+                        count += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                log::info!("Saved {count} blocked IPs to {blocked_ips_file}");
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("Failed to create blocked IPs file: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Save hit counters to cache
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&self.cache_dir) {
+            log::error!("Failed to create cache directory: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let hit_cache_file = format!("{}/hit_counters.json", self.cache_dir);
+        let mut hit_map = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        for (ip, count) in &self.hits {
+            hit_map.insert(ip.to_string(), *count);
+        }
+
+        match std::fs::File::create(&hit_cache_file) {
+            Ok(file) => {
+                if let Err(e) = serde_json::to_writer(file, &hit_map) {
+                    log::error!("Failed to write hit counters to cache: {e}");
+                } else {
+                    log::debug!("Saved hit counters for {} IPs to cache", hit_map.len());
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("Failed to create hit counter cache file: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_library_imports() {
+        // Test that we can import and use the main types
+        let _err = ErisError::config("test");
+        let _result: Result<()> = Ok(());
+
+        // Test markov generator creation
+        let _markov = MarkovGenerator::new("./test_corpora");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2dc17d2..956ff69 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use actix_web::{App, HttpResponse, HttpServer, web};
 use clap::Parser;
+use eris::{BotState, ErisError, MarkovGenerator, Result};
 use ipnetwork::IpNetwork;
 use rlua::{Function, Lua};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
 use std::fs;
-use std::io::Write;
+
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -17,11 +18,8 @@ use tokio::process::Command;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 
-mod markov;
-mod metrics;
-
-use markov::MarkovGenerator;
-use metrics::{
+// Import metrics from the metrics module
+use eris::{
     ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS, BLOCKED_IPS, HITS_COUNTER, PATH_HITS, UA_HITS, metrics_handler,
     status_handler,
 };
@@ -270,114 +268,6 @@ impl Config {
     }
 }
 
-// State of bots/IPs hitting the honeypot
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-struct BotState {
-    hits: HashMap<IpAddr, u32>,
-    blocked: HashSet<IpAddr>,
-    active_connections: HashSet<IpAddr>,
-    data_dir: String,
-    cache_dir: String,
-}
-
-impl BotState {
-    fn new(data_dir: &str, cache_dir: &str) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            hits: HashMap::new(),
-            blocked: HashSet::new(),
-            active_connections: HashSet::new(),
-            data_dir: data_dir.to_string(),
-            cache_dir: cache_dir.to_string(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Load previous state from disk
-    fn load_from_disk(data_dir: &str, cache_dir: &str) -> Self {
-        let mut state = Self::new(data_dir, cache_dir);
-        let blocked_ips_file = format!("{data_dir}/blocked_ips.txt");
-
-        if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&blocked_ips_file) {
-            let mut loaded = 0;
-            for line in content.lines() {
-                if let Ok(ip) = line.parse::<IpAddr>() {
-                    state.blocked.insert(ip);
-                    loaded += 1;
-                }
-            }
-            log::info!("Loaded {loaded} blocked IPs from {blocked_ips_file}");
-        } else {
-            log::info!("No blocked IPs file found at {blocked_ips_file}");
-        }
-
-        // Check for temporary hit counter cache
-        let hit_cache_file = format!("{cache_dir}/hit_counters.json");
-        if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&hit_cache_file) {
-            if let Ok(hit_map) = serde_json::from_str::<HashMap<String, u32>>(&content) {
-                for (ip_str, count) in hit_map {
-                    if let Ok(ip) = ip_str.parse::<IpAddr>() {
-                        state.hits.insert(ip, count);
-                    }
-                }
-                log::info!("Loaded hit counters for {} IPs", state.hits.len());
-            }
-        }
-
-        BLOCKED_IPS.set(state.blocked.len() as f64);
-        state
-    }
-
-    // Persist state to disk for later reloading
-    fn save_to_disk(&self) {
-        // Save blocked IPs
-        if let Err(e) = fs::create_dir_all(&self.data_dir) {
-            log::error!("Failed to create data directory: {e}");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let blocked_ips_file = format!("{}/blocked_ips.txt", self.data_dir);
-
-        match fs::File::create(&blocked_ips_file) {
-            Ok(mut file) => {
-                let mut count = 0;
-                for ip in &self.blocked {
-                    if writeln!(file, "{ip}").is_ok() {
-                        count += 1;
-                    }
-                }
-                log::info!("Saved {count} blocked IPs to {blocked_ips_file}");
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                log::error!("Failed to create blocked IPs file: {e}");
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Save hit counters to cache
-        if let Err(e) = fs::create_dir_all(&self.cache_dir) {
-            log::error!("Failed to create cache directory: {e}");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let hit_cache_file = format!("{}/hit_counters.json", self.cache_dir);
-        let mut hit_map = HashMap::new();
-        for (ip, count) in &self.hits {
-            hit_map.insert(ip.to_string(), *count);
-        }
-
-        match fs::File::create(&hit_cache_file) {
-            Ok(file) => {
-                if let Err(e) = serde_json::to_writer(file, &hit_map) {
-                    log::error!("Failed to write hit counters to cache: {e}");
-                } else {
-                    log::debug!("Saved hit counters for {} IPs to cache", hit_map.len());
-                }
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                log::error!("Failed to create hit counter cache file: {e}");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // Lua scripts for response generation and customization
 struct ScriptManager {
     script_content: String,
@@ -394,18 +284,16 @@ impl ScriptManager {
         if script_dir.exists() {
             log::debug!("Loading Lua scripts from directory: {scripts_dir}");
             if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(script_dir) {
-                for entry in entries {
-                    if let Ok(entry) = entry {
-                        let path = entry.path();
-                        if path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) == Some("lua") {
-                            if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&path) {
-                                log::debug!("Loaded Lua script: {}", path.display());
-                                script_content.push_str(&content);
-                                script_content.push('\n');
-                                scripts_loaded = true;
-                            } else {
-                                log::warn!("Failed to read Lua script: {}", path.display());
-                            }
+                for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                    let path = entry.path();
+                    if path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) == Some("lua") {
+                        if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+                            log::debug!("Loaded Lua script: {}", path.display());
+                            script_content.push_str(&content);
+                            script_content.push('\n');
+                            scripts_loaded = true;
+                        } else {
+                            log::warn!("Failed to read Lua script: {}", path.display());
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -681,12 +569,11 @@ async fn handle_connection(
 async fn should_tarpit(path: &str, ip: &IpAddr, config: &Config) -> bool {
     // Don't tarpit whitelisted IPs (internal networks, etc)
     for network_str in &config.whitelist_networks {
-        if let Ok(network) = network_str.parse::<IpNetwork>() {
-            if network.contains(*ip) {
+        if let Ok(network) = network_str.parse::<IpNetwork>()
+            && network.contains(*ip) {
                 log::debug!("IP {ip} is in whitelist network {network_str}");
                 return false;
             }
-        }
     }
 
     // Check if the request path matches any of our trap patterns
@@ -924,7 +811,7 @@ async fn proxy_to_backend(
 }
 
 // Set up nftables firewall rules for IP blocking
-async fn setup_firewall() -> Result<(), String> {
+async fn setup_firewall() -> Result<()> {
     log::info!("Setting up firewall rules");
 
     // Check if nft command exists
@@ -956,7 +843,8 @@ async fn setup_firewall() -> Result<(), String> {
                     .await;
 
                 if let Err(e) = result {
-                    return Err(format!("Failed to create nftables table: {e}"));
+                    log::error!("Failed to create nftables table: {e}");
+                    return Err(ErisError::firewall("Failed to create nftables table"));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -969,7 +857,8 @@ async fn setup_firewall() -> Result<(), String> {
                 .await;
 
             if let Err(e) = result {
-                return Err(format!("Failed to create nftables table: {e}"));
+                log::error!("Failed to create nftables table: {e}");
+                return Err(ErisError::firewall("Failed to create nftables table"));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -997,13 +886,16 @@ async fn setup_firewall() -> Result<(), String> {
                     .await;
 
                 if let Err(e) = result {
-                    return Err(format!("Failed to create blacklist set: {e}"));
+                    log::error!("Failed to create blacklist set: {e}");
+                    return Err(ErisError::firewall("Failed to create blacklist set"));
                 }
             }
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            log::warn!("Failed to check if blacklist set exists: {e}");
-            return Err(format!("Failed to check if blacklist set exists: {e}"));
+            log::error!("Failed to check if blacklist set exists: {e}");
+            return Err(ErisError::firewall(
+                "Failed to check if blacklist set exists",
+            ));
         }
     }
 
@@ -1036,13 +928,16 @@ async fn setup_firewall() -> Result<(), String> {
                     .await;
 
                 if let Err(e) = result {
-                    return Err(format!("Failed to add firewall rule: {e}"));
+                    log::error!("Failed to add firewall rule: {e}");
+                    return Err(ErisError::firewall("Failed to add firewall rule"));
                 }
             }
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            log::warn!("Failed to check if firewall rule exists: {e}");
-            return Err(format!("Failed to check if firewall rule exists: {e}"));
+            log::error!("Failed to check if firewall rule exists: {e}");
+            return Err(ErisError::firewall(
+                "Failed to check if firewall rule exists",
+            ));
         }
     }
 
@@ -1152,7 +1047,8 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         let listener = match TcpListener::bind(&config.listen_addr).await {
             Ok(l) => l,
             Err(e) => {
-                return Err(format!("Failed to bind to {}: {}", config.listen_addr, e));
+                log::error!("Failed to bind to {}: {}", config.listen_addr, e);
+                return Err(ErisError::config("Failed to bind to listen address"));
             }
         };
 
@@ -1186,7 +1082,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         }
 
         #[allow(unreachable_code)]
-        Ok::<(), String>(())
+        Ok(())
     });
 
     // Start the metrics server with actix_web only if metrics are not disabled
@@ -1227,11 +1123,11 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                 Ok(Ok(())) => Ok(()),
                 Ok(Err(e)) => {
                     log::error!("Tarpit server error: {e}");
-                    Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e))
+                    Err(std::io::Error::other(e))
                 },
                 Err(e) => {
                     log::error!("Tarpit server task error: {e}");
-                    Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))
+                    Err(std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))
                 },
             },
             result = metrics_server => {
@@ -1247,12 +1143,11 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             Ok(Ok(())) => Ok(()),
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
                 log::error!("Tarpit server error: {e}");
-                Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e))
+                Err(std::io::Error::other(e))
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 log::error!("Tarpit server task error: {e}");
-                Err(std::io::Error::new(
-                    std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                Err(std::io::Error::other(
                     e.to_string(),
                 ))
             }
diff --git a/src/markov.rs b/src/markov.rs
index b640dac..2da848a 100644
--- a/src/markov.rs
+++ b/src/markov.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ pub struct MarkovGenerator {
 }
 
 impl MarkovGenerator {
+    #[must_use] 
     pub fn new(corpus_dir: &str) -> Self {
         let mut chains = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -101,28 +102,22 @@ impl MarkovGenerator {
 
         // Load corpus files if they exist
         let path = Path::new(corpus_dir);
-        if path.exists() && path.is_dir() {
-            if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(path) {
-                for entry in entries {
-                    if let Ok(entry) = entry {
-                        let file_path = entry.path();
-                        if let Some(file_name) = file_path.file_stem() {
-                            if let Some(file_name_str) = file_name.to_str() {
-                                if types.contains(&file_name_str) {
-                                    if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&file_path) {
-                                        let mut chain = Chain::new(DEFAULT_ORDER);
-                                        for line in content.lines() {
-                                            chain.add(line);
-                                        }
-                                        chains.insert(file_name_str.to_string(), chain);
+        if path.exists() && path.is_dir()
+            && let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(path) {
+                for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                    let file_path = entry.path();
+                    if let Some(file_name) = file_path.file_stem()
+                        && let Some(file_name_str) = file_name.to_str()
+                            && types.contains(&file_name_str)
+                                && let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&file_path) {
+                                    let mut chain = Chain::new(DEFAULT_ORDER);
+                                    for line in content.lines() {
+                                        chain.add(line);
                                     }
+                                    chains.insert(file_name_str.to_string(), chain);
                                 }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
                 }
             }
-        }
 
         // If corpus files didn't exist, initialize with some default content
         if chains["php_exploit"].start_states.is_empty() {