diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index 4a1ea99..88664f2 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use internal::{FdOptions, PathDisplay, ROOT_DIR};
+use lscolors::LsColors;
 
 use std::{fs, process};
 use std::io::{self, Write};
@@ -10,66 +11,71 @@ use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use ansi_term;
 
 pub fn print_entry(base: &Path, entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) {
-    let path_full = base.join(entry);
-
-    let path_str = entry.to_string_lossy();
-
-    #[cfg(unix)]
-    let is_executable = |p: Option<&fs::Metadata>| {
-        p.map(|f| f.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0).unwrap_or(
-            false,
-        )
+    let r = if let Some(ref ls_colors) = config.ls_colors {
+        print_entry_colorized(base, entry, config, ls_colors)
+    } else {
+        print_entry_uncolorized(entry, config)
     };
 
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    let is_executable = |_: Option<&fs::Metadata>| false;
+    if r.is_err() {
+        // Probably a broken pipe. Exit gracefully.
+        process::exit(0);
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_entry_colorized(
+    base: &Path,
+    entry: &PathBuf,
+    config: &FdOptions,
+    ls_colors: &LsColors,
+) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let default_style = ansi_term::Style::default();
+
+    let mut component_path = base.to_path_buf();
 
     let stdout = io::stdout();
     let mut handle = stdout.lock();
 
-    if let Some(ref ls_colors) = config.ls_colors {
-        let default_style = ansi_term::Style::default();
+    let path_full = base.join(entry);
 
-        let mut component_path = base.to_path_buf();
+    if config.path_display == PathDisplay::Absolute {
+        write!(handle, "{}", ls_colors.directory.paint(ROOT_DIR))?;
+    }
 
-        if config.path_display == PathDisplay::Absolute {
-            print!("{}", ls_colors.directory.paint(ROOT_DIR));
+    // Traverse the path and colorize each component
+    for component in entry.components() {
+        let comp_str = component.as_os_str().to_string_lossy();
+
+        component_path.push(Path::new(comp_str.deref()));
+
+        if let Component::RootDir = component {
+            // Printing the root dir would result in too many path separators on Windows.
+            // Note that a root dir component won't occur on Unix, because `entry` is never an
+            // absolute path in that case.
+            continue;
         }
 
-        // Traverse the path and colorize each component
-        for component in entry.components() {
-            let comp_str = component.as_os_str().to_string_lossy();
+        let metadata = component_path.metadata();
+        let is_directory = metadata.as_ref().map(|md| md.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false);
 
-            component_path.push(Path::new(comp_str.deref()));
+        let style = if component_path
+            .symlink_metadata()
+            .map(|md| md.file_type().is_symlink())
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+        {
+            &ls_colors.symlink
+        } else if is_directory {
+            &ls_colors.directory
+        } else if metadata.map(|md| is_executable(&md)).unwrap_or(false) {
+            &ls_colors.executable
+        } else {
+            // Look up file name
+            let o_style = component_path
+                .file_name()
+                .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
+                .and_then(|n| ls_colors.filenames.get(n));
 
-            if let Component::RootDir = component {
-                // Printing the root dir would result in too many path separators on Windows.
-                // Note that a root dir component won't occur on Unix, because `entry` is never an
-                // absolute path in that case.
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            let metadata = component_path.metadata().ok();
-            let is_directory = metadata.as_ref().map(|md| md.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false);
-
-            let style = if component_path
-                .symlink_metadata()
-                .map(|md| md.file_type().is_symlink())
-                .unwrap_or(false)
-            {
-                &ls_colors.symlink
-            } else if is_directory {
-                &ls_colors.directory
-            } else if is_executable(metadata.as_ref()) {
-                &ls_colors.executable
-            } else {
-                // Look up file name
-                let o_style = component_path
-                    .file_name()
-                    .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-                    .and_then(|n| ls_colors.filenames.get(n));
-
-                match o_style {
+            match o_style {
                         Some(s) => s,
                         None =>
                             // Look up file extension
@@ -78,40 +84,42 @@ pub fn print_entry(base: &Path, entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) {
                                           .and_then(|e| ls_colors.extensions.get(e))
                                           .unwrap_or(&default_style)
                     }
-            };
-
-            write!(handle, "{}", style.paint(comp_str)).ok();
-
-            if is_directory && component_path != path_full {
-                let sep = path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.to_string();
-                write!(handle, "{}", style.paint(sep)).ok();
-            }
-        }
-
-        let r = if config.null_separator {
-            write!(handle, "\0")
-        } else {
-            writeln!(handle, "")
         };
-        if r.is_err() {
-            // Probably a broken pipe. Exit gracefully.
-            process::exit(0);
-        }
-    } else {
-        // Uncolorized output
 
-        let prefix = if config.path_display == PathDisplay::Absolute {
-            ROOT_DIR
-        } else {
-            ""
-        };
-        let separator = if config.null_separator { "\0" } else { "\n" };
+        write!(handle, "{}", style.paint(comp_str))?;
 
-        let r = write!(&mut io::stdout(), "{}{}{}", prefix, path_str, separator);
-
-        if r.is_err() {
-            // Probably a broken pipe. Exit gracefully.
-            process::exit(0);
+        if is_directory && component_path != path_full {
+            let sep = path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.to_string();
+            write!(handle, "{}", style.paint(sep))?;
         }
     }
+
+    if config.null_separator {
+        write!(handle, "\0")
+    } else {
+        writeln!(handle, "")
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_entry_uncolorized(entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) -> io::Result<()> {
+    // Uncolorized output
+    let prefix = if config.path_display == PathDisplay::Absolute {
+        ROOT_DIR
+    } else {
+        ""
+    };
+    let separator = if config.null_separator { "\0" } else { "\n" };
+
+    let path_str = entry.to_string_lossy();
+    write!(&mut io::stdout(), "{}{}{}", prefix, path_str, separator)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn is_executable(md: &fs::Metadata) -> bool {
+    md.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn is_executable(_: &fs::Metadata) -> bool {
+    false
 }