diff --git a/src/command/build/render.rs b/src/command/build/render.rs
index ef0a1aa..eee6257 100644
--- a/src/command/build/render.rs
+++ b/src/command/build/render.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use include_dir::include_dir;
 use include_dir::Dir;
+use tokio::fs::DirEntry;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
-use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::context::RenderBlogPostPage;
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ use crate::render::DusterRenderer;
 use crate::render::RendererIntegration;
 
 use super::stylesheet::Stylesheet;
+use super::walk_fs::walk_fs;
+use super::walk_fs::WalkAction;
+use super::walk_fs::WalkFsFilterResult;
 
 static MAIN_TEMPLATES: Dir = include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/default_environment/templates/html");
 
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ impl SiteRenderer {
         if !static_files_directory.exists() {
             return Ok(());
         }
-        let static_files = get_all_files(&static_files_directory)?;
+        let static_files = get_all_files(&static_files_directory).await?;
         for entry in static_files {
             let (path, contents) = entry.await??;
             let relative_path = path.strip_prefix(&static_files_directory)?;
@@ -265,21 +268,26 @@ fn build_name_contents_pairs<'a>(
 
 type ReadFileResult = std::io::Result<(PathBuf, Vec<u8>)>;
 
-fn get_all_files<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+async fn filter_to_files(entry: &DirEntry) -> WalkFsFilterResult {
+    let file_type = entry.file_type().await?;
+    if file_type.is_dir() {
+        return Ok(WalkAction::Recurse);
+    }
+    if file_type.is_file() {
+        return Ok(WalkAction::HaltAndCapture);
+    }
+
+    unreachable!("Unhandled file type.");
+}
+
+async fn get_all_files<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     root_dir: P,
-) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = JoinHandle<ReadFileResult>>, walkdir::Error> {
-    let files = WalkDir::new(root_dir)
+) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = JoinHandle<ReadFileResult>>, CustomError> {
+    let files = walk_fs(root_dir.as_ref(), filter_to_files).await?;
+    let files_and_content = files
         .into_iter()
-        .filter(|e| match e {
-            Ok(dir_entry) => dir_entry.file_type().is_file(),
-            Err(_) => true,
-        })
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-    let org_files = files
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(walkdir::DirEntry::into_path)
-        .map(|path| tokio::spawn(read_file(path)));
-    Ok(org_files)
+        .map(|entry| tokio::spawn(read_file(entry.path())));
+    Ok(files_and_content)
 }
 
 async fn read_file(path: PathBuf) -> ReadFileResult {
diff --git a/src/command/build/runner.rs b/src/command/build/runner.rs
index 20b57b5..51e7fec 100644
--- a/src/command/build/runner.rs
+++ b/src/command/build/runner.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 use super::stylesheet::Stylesheet;
 use super::walk_fs::walk_fs;
 use super::walk_fs::WalkAction;
+use super::walk_fs::WalkFsFilterResult;
 use crate::cli::parameters::BuildArgs;
 use crate::command::build::render::SiteRenderer;
 use crate::config::Config;
@@ -62,9 +63,7 @@ async fn get_output_directory(config: &Config) -> Result<PathBuf, CustomError> {
     Ok(output_directory)
 }
 
-async fn filter_to_highest_folders_containing_org_files(
-    entry: &DirEntry,
-) -> Result<WalkAction, CustomError> {
+async fn filter_to_highest_folders_containing_org_files(entry: &DirEntry) -> WalkFsFilterResult {
     let file_type = entry.file_type().await?;
     if !file_type.is_dir() {
         return Ok(WalkAction::Halt);
diff --git a/src/command/build/walk_fs.rs b/src/command/build/walk_fs.rs
index 287cbf4..6cf9724 100644
--- a/src/command/build/walk_fs.rs
+++ b/src/command/build/walk_fs.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ use tokio::fs::DirEntry;
 
 use crate::error::CustomError;
 
-pub(crate) async fn walk_fs<
-    P: Into<PathBuf>,
-    F: AsyncFn(&DirEntry) -> Result<WalkAction, CustomError>,
->(
+pub(crate) type WalkFsFilterResult = Result<WalkAction, CustomError>;
+
+pub(crate) async fn walk_fs<P: Into<PathBuf>, F: AsyncFn(&DirEntry) -> WalkFsFilterResult>(
     root: P,
     filter: F,
 ) -> Result<Vec<DirEntry>, CustomError> {