diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/csv.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/csv.rs
index 1734fc07..b505e793 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/csv.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/csv.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot};
 
-use super::{meta_file::AdjacentMetadata, middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult};
+use super::meta_file::AdjacentMetadata;
 
 pub fn snapshot_csv(
     _context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
     instance_name: &str,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let meta_path = path.with_file_name(format!("{}.meta.json", instance_name));
     let contents = vfs.read(path)?;
 
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs
index e4b47ffc..bad35c81 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ use memofs::{DirEntry, IoResultExt, Vfs};
 
 use crate::snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot};
 
-use super::{meta_file::DirectoryMetadata, middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult, snapshot_from_vfs};
+use super::{meta_file::DirectoryMetadata, snapshot_from_vfs};
 
-pub fn snapshot_dir(context: &InstanceContext, vfs: &Vfs, path: &Path) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+pub fn snapshot_dir(
+    context: &InstanceContext,
+    vfs: &Vfs,
+    path: &Path,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let passes_filter_rules = |child: &DirEntry| {
         context
             .path_ignore_rules
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/json.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/json.rs
index 2e5c53fc..7530812d 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/json.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/json.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ use crate::{
     snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot},
 };
 
-use super::{meta_file::AdjacentMetadata, middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult};
+use super::meta_file::AdjacentMetadata;
 
 pub fn snapshot_json(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
     instance_name: &str,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let contents = vfs.read(path)?;
 
     let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&contents)
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/json_model.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/json_model.rs
index 653cc86d..89b274d4 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/json_model.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/json_model.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ use crate::{
     snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceSnapshot},
 };
 
-use super::middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult;
-
 pub fn snapshot_json_model(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
     instance_name: &str,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let contents = vfs.read(path)?;
     let contents_str = str::from_utf8(&contents)
         .with_context(|| format!("File was not valid UTF-8: {}", path.display()))?;
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/lua.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/lua.rs
index cc443084..d11e72c6 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/lua.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/lua.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ use memofs::{IoResultExt, Vfs};
 
 use crate::snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot};
 
-use super::{
-    dir::snapshot_dir, meta_file::AdjacentMetadata, middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult,
-    util::match_trailing,
-};
+use super::{dir::snapshot_dir, meta_file::AdjacentMetadata, util::match_trailing};
 
 /// Core routine for turning Lua files into snapshots.
-pub fn snapshot_lua(context: &InstanceContext, vfs: &Vfs, path: &Path) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+pub fn snapshot_lua(
+    context: &InstanceContext,
+    vfs: &Vfs,
+    path: &Path,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let file_name = path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy();
 
     let (class_name, instance_name) = if let Some(name) = match_trailing(&file_name, ".server.lua")
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn snapshot_lua_init(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     init_path: &Path,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let folder_path = init_path.parent().unwrap();
     let dir_snapshot = snapshot_dir(context, vfs, folder_path)?.unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/middleware.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/middleware.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f576ede8..00000000
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/middleware.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-use crate::snapshot::InstanceSnapshot;
-
-pub type SnapshotInstanceResult = anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>>;
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/mod.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/mod.rs
index b6bbb432..9ce40c95 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/mod.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ mod json;
 mod json_model;
 mod lua;
 mod meta_file;
-mod middleware;
 mod project;
 mod rbxm;
 mod rbxmx;
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use memofs::{IoResultExt, Vfs};
 
-use crate::snapshot::InstanceContext;
+use crate::snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceSnapshot};
 
 use self::{
     csv::snapshot_csv,
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ use self::{
     json::snapshot_json,
     json_model::snapshot_json_model,
     lua::{snapshot_lua, snapshot_lua_init},
-    middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult,
     project::snapshot_project,
     rbxm::snapshot_rbxm,
     rbxmx::snapshot_rbxmx,
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn snapshot_from_vfs(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let meta = match vfs.metadata(path).with_not_found()? {
         Some(meta) => meta,
         None => return Ok(None),
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs
index 2ee55bc2..673def0f 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
-use super::{middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult, snapshot_from_vfs};
+use super::snapshot_from_vfs;
 
 pub fn snapshot_project(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let project = Project::load_from_slice(&vfs.read(path)?, path)
         .with_context(|| format!("File was not a valid Rojo project: {}", path.display()))?;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn snapshot_project_node(
     node: &ProjectNode,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     parent_class: Option<&str>,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let project_folder = project_path.parent().unwrap();
 
     let class_name_from_project = node
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxm.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxm.rs
index 868f863e..8ec551d2 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxm.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxm.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ use memofs::Vfs;
 
 use crate::snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot};
 
-use super::middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult;
-
 pub fn snapshot_rbxm(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
     instance_name: &str,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let temp_tree = rbx_binary::from_reader(vfs.read(path)?.as_slice())
         .with_context(|| format!("Malformed rbxm file: {}", path.display()))?;
 
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxmx.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxmx.rs
index d89ad87d..c37d3ddf 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxmx.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/rbxmx.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ use memofs::Vfs;
 
 use crate::snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot};
 
-use super::middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult;
-
 pub fn snapshot_rbxmx(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
     instance_name: &str,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let options = rbx_xml::DecodeOptions::new()
         .property_behavior(rbx_xml::DecodePropertyBehavior::ReadUnknown);
 
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/txt.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/txt.rs
index 4cbf0c3d..fbc42dd6 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/txt.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/txt.rs
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ use memofs::{IoResultExt, Vfs};
 
 use crate::snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot};
 
-use super::{meta_file::AdjacentMetadata, middleware::SnapshotInstanceResult};
+use super::meta_file::AdjacentMetadata;
 
 pub fn snapshot_txt(
     context: &InstanceContext,
     vfs: &Vfs,
     path: &Path,
     instance_name: &str,
-) -> SnapshotInstanceResult {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<InstanceSnapshot>> {
     let contents = vfs.read(path)?;
     let contents_str = str::from_utf8(&contents)
         .with_context(|| format!("File was not valid UTF-8: {}", path.display()))?