diff --git a/goldsmith.go b/goldsmith.go
index 43d93fa..2782c1e 100644
--- a/goldsmith.go
+++ b/goldsmith.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import (
 type goldsmith struct {
 	srcDir, dstDir string
 
-	stages  []*stage
-	active  int64
-	stalled int64
+	stages []*stage
+	active int64
+	idle   int64
 
 	refs   map[string]bool
 	refMtx sync.Mutex
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) queueFiles(target uint) {
 
 		for path := range files {
 			for {
-				if gs.active-gs.stalled >= int64(target) {
+				if gs.active-gs.idle >= int64(target) {
 					time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 				} else {
 					break
@@ -149,14 +149,15 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) referenceFile(path string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (gs *goldsmith) fault(s *stage, step string, f *file, err error) {
+func (gs *goldsmith) fault(name string, f *file, err error) {
 	gs.faultMtx.Lock()
 	defer gs.faultMtx.Unlock()
 
 	color.Red("Fault Detected\n")
-	color.Yellow("\tPlugin:\t%s\n", color.WhiteString(s.name))
-	color.Yellow("\tStep:\t%s\n", color.WhiteString(step))
-	color.Yellow("\tFile:\t%s\n", color.WhiteString(f.path))
+	color.Yellow("\tPlugin:\t%s\n", color.WhiteString(name))
+	if f != nil {
+		color.Yellow("\tFile:\t%s\n", color.WhiteString(f.path))
+	}
 	color.Yellow("\tError:\t%s\n\n", color.WhiteString(err.Error()))
 
 	gs.tainted = true
diff --git a/stage.go b/stage.go
index f166e32..9b483db 100644
--- a/stage.go
+++ b/stage.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 type stage struct {
-	name          string
 	gs            *goldsmith
 	input, output chan *file
 }
@@ -45,9 +44,13 @@ func newStage(gs *goldsmith) *stage {
 
 func (s *stage) chain(p Plugin) {
 	defer close(s.output)
-	s.name = p.Name()
 
-	init, _ := p.(Initializer)
+	name, flags, err := p.Initialize(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.gs.fault(name, nil, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	accept, _ := p.(Accepter)
 	proc, _ := p.(Processor)
 	fin, _ := p.(Finalizer)
@@ -59,21 +62,13 @@ func (s *stage) chain(p Plugin) {
 	)
 
 	dispatch := func(f *file) {
-		if fin == nil {
-			s.output <- f
-		} else {
+		if flags&PLUGIN_FLAG_BATCH == PLUGIN_FLAG_BATCH {
+			atomic.AddInt64(&s.gs.idle, 1)
 			mtx.Lock()
 			batch = append(batch, f)
 			mtx.Unlock()
-
-			atomic.AddInt64(&s.gs.stalled, 1)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if init != nil {
-		if err := init.Initialize(s); err != nil {
-			s.gs.fault(s, "Initialization", nil, err)
-			return
+		} else {
+			s.output <- f
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *stage) chain(p Plugin) {
 				f.rewind()
 				keep, err := proc.Process(s, f)
 				if err != nil {
-					s.gs.fault(s, "Processing", f, err)
+					s.gs.fault(name, f, err)
 				} else if keep {
 					dispatch(f)
 				} else {
@@ -102,14 +97,14 @@ func (s *stage) chain(p Plugin) {
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	if fin != nil {
-		if err := fin.Finalize(s, batch); err != nil {
-			s.gs.fault(s, "Finalization", nil, err)
+		if err := fin.Finalize(s); err != nil {
+			s.gs.fault(name, nil, err)
 		}
+	}
 
-		for _, f := range batch {
-			atomic.AddInt64(&s.gs.stalled, -1)
-			s.output <- f.(*file)
-		}
+	for _, f := range batch {
+		atomic.AddInt64(&s.gs.idle, -1)
+		s.output <- f.(*file)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 7fa045e..fb5033b 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -79,20 +79,20 @@ type Context interface {
 	DstDir() string
 }
 
+const (
+	PLUGIN_FLAG_BATCH = 1 << iota
+)
+
 type Plugin interface {
-	Name() string
+	Initialize(ctx Context) (string, uint, error)
 }
 
 type Accepter interface {
 	Accept(file File) bool
 }
 
-type Initializer interface {
-	Initialize(ctx Context) error
-}
-
 type Finalizer interface {
-	Finalize(ctx Context, fs []File) error
+	Finalize(ctx Context) error
 }
 
 type Processor interface {