diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 803d76e..3165930 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1086,24 +1086,21 @@ fn get_some_texture(material:vmt_parser::material::Material)->AResult<VMTContent
 	})
 }
 
-fn get_vmt<F:Fn(String)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>>(find_stuff:&F,search_name:String)->AResult<Option<vmt_parser::material::Material>>{
+fn get_vmt<F:Fn(String)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>>(find_stuff:&F,search_name:String)->AResult<vmt_parser::material::Material>{
 	println!("looking for {}",search_name);
 	if let Some(stuff)=find_stuff(search_name)?{
 		//decode vmt and then write
 		let stuff=String::from_utf8(stuff)?;
 		let material=vmt_parser::from_str(stuff.as_str())?;
 		println!("vmt material={:?}",material);
-		return Ok(Some(material));
+		return Ok(material);
 	}
-	Ok(None)
+	Err(anyhow::Error::msg("vmt not found"))
 }
 
 fn recursive_vmt_loader<F:Fn(String)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>>(find_stuff:&F,material:vmt_parser::material::Material)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>{
 	match get_some_texture(material)?{
-		VMTContent::VMT(s)=>match get_vmt(find_stuff,s)?{
-			Some(mat)=>recursive_vmt_loader(find_stuff,mat),
-			None=>Ok(None),
-		},
+		VMTContent::VMT(s)=>recursive_vmt_loader(find_stuff,get_vmt(find_stuff,s)?),
 		VMTContent::VTF(s)=>find_stuff(s),
 		VMTContent::Patch(mat)=>recursive_vmt_loader(find_stuff,
 			mat.resolve(|search_name|
@@ -1113,8 +1110,8 @@ fn recursive_vmt_loader<F:Fn(String)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>>(find_stuff:&F,ma
 				}
 			)?
 		),
-		VMTContent::Unsupported=>Ok(None),
-		VMTContent::Unresolved=>Ok(None),
+		VMTContent::Unsupported=>Err(anyhow::Error::msg("Unsupported vmt")),
+		VMTContent::Unresolved=>Err(anyhow::Error::msg("Unresolved vmt")),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1219,16 +1216,13 @@ fn extract_textures(paths:Vec<std::path::PathBuf>,vpk_path:std::path::PathBuf)->
 					texture_file_name.pop();
 					texture_file_name.push(stem);
 					//somehow search for both files
-					let mut texture_file_name2=texture_file_name.clone();
+					let mut texture_file_name_vmt=texture_file_name.clone();
 					texture_file_name.set_extension("vtf");
-					texture_file_name2.set_extension("vmt");
+					texture_file_name_vmt.set_extension("vmt");
 					if let Some(stuff)=find_stuff(texture_file_name.to_string_lossy().to_string())?{
 						return Ok(Some(stuff))
 					}
-					if let Some(mat)=get_vmt(&find_stuff,texture_file_name2.to_string_lossy().to_string())?{
-						return recursive_vmt_loader(&find_stuff,mat);
-					}
-					Ok(None)
+					recursive_vmt_loader(&find_stuff,get_vmt(&find_stuff,texture_file_name_vmt.to_string_lossy().to_string())?)
 				};
 				if let Some(stuff)=loader(texture_name.to_string_lossy().to_string())?{
 					found_texture=true;