diff --git a/bipc/src/lib.rs b/bipc/src/lib.rs
index 031b367..d483ca7 100644
--- a/bipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     ReadError,
-    BadPath,
-    BadOutPath,
     BadFile,
     BadRead(String),
     BadWrite(std::io::Error),
+    BadPath(std::io::Error),
     BpError(bp::Error),
     ParseError(bip::ParseError),
 }
@@ -20,11 +19,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Self::ReadError => write!(f, "errors found"),
-            Self::BadPath => write!(f, "bad file path"),
-            Self::BadOutPath => write!(f, "bad output file path"),
             Self::BadFile => write!(f, "invalid text"),
             Self::BadRead(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
             Self::BadWrite(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
+            Self::BadPath(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
             Self::BpError(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
             Self::ParseError(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
         }
@@ -58,16 +56,10 @@ fn read_bip<R: BufRead>(buf: R) -> Result<Vec<bip::Node>> {
 }
 
 pub fn run(path: &str, outfile: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let f = match std::fs::File::open(path) {
-        Ok(f) => f,
-        Err(_) => return Err(Error::BadPath),
-    };
+    let f = std::fs::File::open(path).map_err(Error::BadPath)?;
 
     let node_tree = read_bip(BufReader::new(f))?;
-    let mut out = match std::fs::File::create(outfile) {
-        Ok(f) => f,
-        Err(_) => return Err(Error::BadOutPath),
-    };
+    let mut out = std::fs::File::create(outfile).map_err(Error::BadPath)?;
 
     bp::Writer::new()
         .parse_tree(&node_tree)