diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e67d08c..207c27d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "feroxbuster"
-version = "2.2.1"
+version = "2.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
diff --git a/src/event_handlers/command.rs b/src/event_handlers/command.rs
index 34fb72e..2be0738 100644
--- a/src/event_handlers/command.rs
+++ b/src/event_handlers/command.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     TryRecursion(Box<FeroxResponse>),
 
     /// Send a pointer to the wordlist to the recursion handler
-    UpdateWordlist(Arc<HashSet<String>>),
+    UpdateWordlist(Arc<Vec<String>>),
 
     /// Instruct the ScanHandler to join on all known scans, use sender to notify main when done
     JoinTasks(Sender<bool>),
diff --git a/src/event_handlers/scans.rs b/src/event_handlers/scans.rs
index 1b1cc0d..316417c 100644
--- a/src/event_handlers/scans.rs
+++ b/src/event_handlers/scans.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ pub struct ScanHandler {
     receiver: CommandReceiver,
 
     /// wordlist (re)used for each scan
-    wordlist: std::sync::Mutex<Option<Arc<HashSet<String>>>>,
+    wordlist: std::sync::Mutex<Option<Arc<Vec<String>>>>,
 
     /// group of scans that need to be joined
     tasks: Vec<Arc<FeroxScan>>,
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ impl ScanHandler {
     }
 
     /// Set the wordlist
-    fn wordlist(&self, wordlist: Arc<HashSet<String>>) {
+    fn wordlist(&self, wordlist: Arc<Vec<String>>) {
         if let Ok(mut guard) = self.wordlist.lock() {
             if guard.is_none() {
                 let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut *guard, Some(wordlist));
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ impl ScanHandler {
     }
 
     /// Helper to easily get the (locked) underlying wordlist
-    pub fn get_wordlist(&self) -> Result<Arc<HashSet<String>>> {
+    pub fn get_wordlist(&self) -> Result<Arc<Vec<String>>> {
         if let Ok(guard) = self.wordlist.lock().as_ref() {
             if let Some(list) = guard.as_ref() {
                 return Ok(list.clone());
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e71c071..b4d2af0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::{
-    collections::HashSet,
     env::args,
     fs::File,
     io::{stderr, BufRead, BufReader},
@@ -41,14 +40,14 @@ lazy_static! {
 }
 
 /// Create a HashSet of Strings from the given wordlist then stores it inside an Arc
-fn get_unique_words_from_wordlist(path: &str) -> Result<Arc<HashSet<String>>> {
+fn get_unique_words_from_wordlist(path: &str) -> Result<Arc<Vec<String>>> {
     log::trace!("enter: get_unique_words_from_wordlist({})", path);
 
     let file = File::open(&path).with_context(|| format!("Could not open {}", path))?;
 
     let reader = BufReader::new(file);
 
-    let mut words = HashSet::new();
+    let mut words = Vec::new();
 
     for line in reader.lines() {
         let result = match line {
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ fn get_unique_words_from_wordlist(path: &str) -> Result<Arc<HashSet<String>>> {
             continue;
         }
 
-        words.insert(result);
+        words.push(result);
     }
 
     log::trace!(
@@ -78,11 +77,7 @@ async fn scan(targets: Vec<String>, handles: Arc<Handles>) -> Result<()> {
     // so that will allow for cheap/safe sharing of a single wordlist across multi-target scans
     // as well as additional directories found as part of recursion
 
-    let words = {
-        let words_handles = handles.clone();
-        tokio::spawn(async move { get_unique_words_from_wordlist(&words_handles.config.wordlist) })
-            .await??
-    };
+    let words = get_unique_words_from_wordlist(&handles.config.wordlist)?;
 
     if words.len() == 0 {
         bail!("Did not find any words in {}", handles.config.wordlist);
diff --git a/src/scanner/ferox_scanner.rs b/src/scanner/ferox_scanner.rs
index 2b4a88b..8e6b67f 100644
--- a/src/scanner/ferox_scanner.rs
+++ b/src/scanner/ferox_scanner.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::HashSet, ops::Deref, sync::atomic::Ordering, sync::Arc, time::Instant};
+use std::{ops::Deref, sync::atomic::Ordering, sync::Arc, time::Instant};
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use futures::{stream, StreamExt};
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct FeroxScanner {
     order: ScanOrder,
 
     /// wordlist that's already been read from disk
-    wordlist: Arc<HashSet<String>>,
+    wordlist: Arc<Vec<String>>,
 
     /// limiter that restricts the number of active FeroxScanners  
     scan_limiter: Arc<Semaphore>,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl FeroxScanner {
     pub fn new(
         target_url: &str,
         order: ScanOrder,
-        wordlist: Arc<HashSet<String>>,
+        wordlist: Arc<Vec<String>>,
         scan_limiter: Arc<Semaphore>,
         handles: Arc<Handles>,
     ) -> Self {