diff --git a/goldsmith.go b/goldsmith.go
index 36ec583..a06b413 100644
--- a/goldsmith.go
+++ b/goldsmith.go
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) scan(srcDir string) {
 
 		var f *os.File
 		if f, file.Err = os.Open(match); file.Err == nil {
-			defer f.Close()
 			_, file.Err = file.Buff.ReadFrom(f)
+			f.Close()
 		}
 
 		s.output <- file
@@ -86,40 +86,51 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) makeStage() stage {
 	return s
 }
 
-func (gs *goldsmith) chainSingle(ts ChainerSingle) {
-	s := gs.makeStage()
+func (gs *goldsmith) chainSingle(s stage, cs ChainerSingle) {
+	defer close(s.output)
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for file := range s.input {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(f File) {
-			s.output <- ts.ChainSingle(f)
-			wg.Done()
+			defer wg.Done()
+			if f.Err == nil {
+				s.output <- cs.ChainSingle(f)
+			} else {
+				s.output <- f
+			}
 		}(file)
 	}
 
-	go func() {
-		wg.Wait()
-		close(s.output)
-	}()
+	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func (gs *goldsmith) chainMultiple(tm ChainerMultiple) {
-	s := gs.makeStage()
-	tm.ChainMultiple(s.input, s.output)
+func (gs *goldsmith) chainMultiple(s stage, cm ChainerMultiple) {
+	filtered := make(chan File)
+	defer close(filtered)
+
+	go cm.ChainMultiple(filtered, s.output)
+
+	for file := range s.input {
+		if file.Err == nil {
+			filtered <- file
+		} else {
+			s.output <- file
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-func (gs *goldsmith) Chain(chain interface{}, err error) Goldsmith {
+func (gs *goldsmith) Chain(ctx *Context) Goldsmith {
 	if gs.err != nil {
 		return gs
 	}
 
-	if gs.err = err; gs.err != nil {
-		switch t := chain.(type) {
+	if gs.err = ctx.Err; gs.err != nil {
+		switch c := ctx.Chainer.(type) {
 		case ChainerSingle:
-			gs.chainSingle(t)
+			go gs.chainSingle(gs.makeStage(), c)
 		case ChainerMultiple:
-			gs.chainMultiple(t)
+			go gs.chainMultiple(gs.makeStage(), c)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index afff2bf..21127c4 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package goldsmith
 import "bytes"
 
 type Goldsmith interface {
-	Chain(task interface{}, err error) Goldsmith
+	Chain(ctx *Context) Goldsmith
 	Complete(dstDir string) ([]File, error)
 }
 
@@ -43,3 +43,8 @@ type File struct {
 	Buff bytes.Buffer
 	Err  error
 }
+
+type Context struct {
+	Chainer interface{}
+	Err     error
+}