diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a34ce98..61692aa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
     collections::HashSet,
-    convert::TryInto,
     fs::File,
     io::{stderr, BufRead, BufReader},
     sync::{
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ use feroxbuster::{
         FiltersHandler, Handles, ScanHandler, StatsHandler, Tasks, TermOutHandler,
     },
     heuristics, logger,
-    progress::{add_bar, BarType},
-    scan_manager::{self, ScanStatus, PAUSE_SCAN},
+    scan_manager::{self, PAUSE_SCAN},
     scanner::{self, SCANNED_URLS},
     send_command,
     utils::fmt_err,
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ async fn scan(targets: Vec<String>, handles: Arc<Handles>) -> Result<()> {
         handles.stats.send(LoadStats(from_here))?;
 
         scanned_urls.print_known_responses();
-        scanned_urls.print_completed_bars();
+        scanned_urls.print_completed_bars(words.len())?;
     }
 
     handles.send_scan_command(ScanInitialUrls(targets))?;
@@ -166,14 +164,15 @@ async fn get_targets() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
         // resume-from can't be used with --url, and --stdin is marked false for every resumed
         // scan, making it mutually exclusive from either of the other two options
         if let Ok(scans) = SCANNED_URLS.scans.read() {
+            // todo this block shouldn't be SCANNED_URLS
             for scan in scans.iter() {
                 // SCANNED_URLS gets deserialized scans added to it at program start if --resume-from
                 // is used, so scans that aren't marked complete still need to be scanned
-                if matches!(*scan.status.lock().unwrap(), ScanStatus::Complete) {
-                    // todo
+                if scan.is_complete() {
                     // this one's already done, ignore it
                     continue;
                 }
+
                 targets.push(scan.url.to_owned());
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/scan_manager.rs b/src/scan_manager.rs
index 1570235..bd2735c 100644
--- a/src/scan_manager.rs
+++ b/src/scan_manager.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use crate::{
     utils::open_file,
     FeroxResponse, FeroxSerialize, SLEEP_DURATION,
 };
+use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 /// Single atomic number that gets incremented once, used to track first thread to interact with
 /// when pausing a scan
@@ -120,18 +121,18 @@ impl FeroxScan {
         }
     }
 
-    /// todo
+    /// small wrapper to set the JoinHandle
     pub async fn set_task(&self, task: JoinHandle<()>) -> Result<()> {
         let mut guard = self.task.lock().await;
         let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut *guard, Some(task));
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// todo
+    /// small wrapper to set ScanStatus
     pub fn set_status(&self, status: ScanStatus) -> Result<()> {
-        // todo unwrap? the ? throws a cannot be sent between threads
-        let mut guard = self.status.lock().unwrap();
-        let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut *guard, status);
+        if let Ok(mut guard) = self.status.lock() {
+            let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut *guard, status);
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -180,12 +181,14 @@ impl FeroxScan {
     }
 
     /// Mark the scan as complete and stop the scan's progress bar
-    pub fn finish(&self) {
-        self.set_status(ScanStatus::Complete).unwrap(); // todo
+    pub fn finish(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.set_status(ScanStatus::Complete)?;
         self.stop_progress_bar();
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// todo
+    /// small wrapper to inspect ScanType and ScanStatus to see if a Directory scan is running or
+    /// in the queue to be run
     pub fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
         if let Ok(guard) = self.status.lock() {
             return matches!(
@@ -197,6 +200,14 @@ impl FeroxScan {
         false
     }
 
+    /// small wrapper to inspect ScanStatus and see if it's Complete
+    pub fn is_complete(&self) -> bool {
+        if let Ok(guard) = self.status.lock() {
+            return matches!(*guard, ScanStatus::Complete);
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
     /// todo doc
     pub async fn join(&self) {
         log::trace!("enter join({:?})", self);
@@ -653,20 +664,21 @@ impl FeroxScans {
     }
 
     /// if a resumed scan is already complete, display a completed progress bar to the user
-    pub fn print_completed_bars(&self) {
+    pub fn print_completed_bars(&self, bar_length: usize) -> Result<()> {
         if let Ok(scans) = self.scans.read() {
             for scan in scans.iter() {
-                if matches!(*scan.status.lock()?, ScanStatus::Complete) {
+                if scan.is_complete() {
                     // these scans are complete, and just need to be shown to the user
                     let pb = add_bar(
                         &scan.url,
-                        words.len().try_into().unwrap_or_default(),
+                        bar_length.try_into().unwrap_or_default(),
                         BarType::Message,
                     );
                     pb.finish();
                 }
             }
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Forced the calling thread into a busy loop
@@ -1177,7 +1189,7 @@ mod tests {
         let scan = FeroxScan::new(url, ScanType::Directory, pb.length(), Some(pb));
         let scan_two = FeroxScan::new(url_two, ScanType::Directory, pb_two.length(), Some(pb_two));
 
-        scan_two.finish(); // one complete, one incomplete
+        scan_two.finish().unwrap(); // one complete, one incomplete
         scan_two
             .set_task(tokio::spawn(async move {
                 sleep(Duration::from_millis(SLEEP_DURATION));
diff --git a/src/scanner.rs b/src/scanner.rs
index 821b771..2c52666 100644
--- a/src/scanner.rs
+++ b/src/scanner.rs
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ pub async fn scan_url(
     // drop the current permit so the semaphore will allow another scan to proceed
     drop(permit);
 
-    ferox_scan.finish();
+    ferox_scan.finish()?;
 
     // todo remove
     // // manually drop tx in order for the rx task's while loops to eval to false