diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 397c4b0..a61003a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn skip(cli: &Cli, writer: &mut impl Write) -> Result<()> {
         None => Box::new(BufReader::new(std::io::stdin())),
     };
     if let Some(line) = &cli.line {
-        skip_lines_matching(&cli, reader, writer, line)
+        skip_lines_matching(cli, reader, writer, line)
     } else if let Some(ref token) = cli.token {
         skip_tokens(cli, reader, writer, token)
     } else {
@@ -49,13 +49,9 @@ pub fn skip(cli: &Cli, writer: &mut impl Write) -> Result<()> {
 
 // skip a number of lines
 fn skip_lines(cli: &Cli, reader: Box<dyn BufRead>, writer: &mut impl Write) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut counter = 0usize;
-    for current_line in reader.lines() {
-        if let Ok(current_line) = current_line {
-            if counter >= cli.lines {
-                writeln!(writer, "{}", current_line)?;
-            }
-            counter += 1;
+    for (counter, current_line) in reader.lines().map_while(Option::Some).flatten().enumerate() {
+        if counter >= cli.lines {
+            writeln!(writer, "{}", current_line)?;
         }
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -69,14 +65,12 @@ fn skip_lines_matching(
     line: &str,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let mut counter = 0usize;
-    for current_line in reader.lines() {
-        if let Ok(current_line) = current_line {
-            if counter >= cli.lines {
-                writeln!(writer, "{}", current_line)?;
-            }
-            if line == current_line {
-                counter += 1;
-            }
+    for current_line in reader.lines().map_while(Option::Some).flatten() {
+        if counter >= cli.lines {
+            writeln!(writer, "{}", current_line)?;
+        }
+        if line == current_line {
+            counter += 1;
         }
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -92,18 +86,16 @@ fn skip_tokens(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let mut counter = 0usize;
 
-    for current_line in reader.lines() {
-        if let Ok(current_line) = current_line {
-            if counter >= cli.lines {
-                writeln!(writer, "{}", current_line)?;
-            }
-            if current_line.contains(&token) {
-                if cli.ignore_extras {
-                    counter += 1;
-                } else {
-                    let occurances = current_line.matches(&token).count();
-                    counter += occurances;
-                }
+    for current_line in reader.lines().map_while(Option::Some).flatten() {
+        if counter >= cli.lines {
+            writeln!(writer, "{}", current_line)?;
+        }
+        if current_line.contains(token) {
+            if cli.ignore_extras {
+                counter += 1;
+            } else {
+                let occurances = current_line.matches(&token).count();
+                counter += occurances;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -151,10 +143,7 @@ mod tests {
         skip(&cli, &mut lines)?;
 
         //then
-        assert_eq!(
-            String::from_utf8(lines)?,
-            vec!["alpha", "gamma\n"].join("\n")
-        );
+        assert_eq!(String::from_utf8(lines)?, ["alpha", "gamma\n"].join("\n"));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -196,7 +185,7 @@ mod tests {
         //then
         assert_eq!(
             String::from_utf8(lines)?,
-            vec![
+            [
                 "Or help one fainting robin",
                 "Unto his nest again,",
                 "I shall not live in vain.\n"
@@ -224,7 +213,7 @@ mod tests {
         //then
         assert_eq!(
             String::from_utf8(lines)?,
-            vec![
+            [
                 //Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,        -- +2 = 2
                 //consectetur adipiscing elit,
                 //sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt   -- +1 = 3
@@ -257,7 +246,7 @@ mod tests {
         //then
         assert_eq!(
             String::from_utf8(lines)?,
-            vec![
+            [
                 //Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,        -- 1
                 //consectetur adipiscing elit,
                 //sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt   -- 2