diff --git a/pscand-core/src/logging.rs b/pscand-core/src/logging.rs
index 8426961..c6b4cd1 100644
--- a/pscand-core/src/logging.rs
+++ b/pscand-core/src/logging.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub enum LogLevel {
 }
 
 impl LogLevel {
-    pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn parse(s: &str) -> Self {
         match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
             "debug" => LogLevel::Debug,
             "info" => LogLevel::Info,
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ impl Heartbeat {
             .unwrap_or(0);
 
         if let Some(parent) = self.path.parent() {
-            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?
         }
 
         let mut file = fs::File::create(&self.path)?;
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ impl CrashDetector {
 
     pub fn write_state(&self, stats: &RuntimeStats) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         if let Some(parent) = self.state_file.parent() {
-            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
-        }
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?
+        };
         let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(stats).unwrap_or_default();
         fs::write(&self.state_file, json)
     }
@@ -560,13 +560,21 @@ impl CrashDetector {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&self.state_file) {
-            if let Ok(state) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&content) {
-                if let Some(status) = state.get("status").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
-                    if status == "stopped" {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                }
+        if let Some(content) = fs::read_to_string(&self.state_file)
+            .and_then(|c| {
+                serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&c)
+                    .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))
+            })
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|state| {
+                state
+                    .get("status")
+                    .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                    .map(|s| s.to_string())
+            })
+        {
+            if content == "stopped" {
+                return false;
             }
         }