diff --git a/crates/bazed-stew/src/executable.rs b/crates/bazed-stew/src/executable.rs
index 0a3f4c2..6fdded8 100644
--- a/crates/bazed-stew/src/executable.rs
+++ b/crates/bazed-stew/src/executable.rs
@@ -2,55 +2,71 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use semver::{Version, VersionReq};
 
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    VersionParse(#[from] semver::Error),
+    #[error("Malformed plugin filename, must be \"<name>@<version>\"")]
+    MalformedName(String),
+    #[error("Given path is not a file")]
+    NotAFile(PathBuf),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct PluginExecutable(PathBuf);
+pub struct PluginExecutable {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub version: Version,
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+}
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for PluginExecutable {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(
             f,
             "{}@{} ({})",
-            self.name(),
-            self.version(),
-            self.0.display()
+            self.name,
+            self.version,
+            self.path.display()
         )
     }
 }
 
 impl PluginExecutable {
-    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Option<Self> {
-        if !path.is_file() {
-            return None;
-        }
-        let file_name = path.file_name()?.to_string_lossy();
-        let version = file_name.split('@').nth(1)?.to_string();
-        Version::parse(&version).is_ok().then_some(Self(path))
-    }
-
-    pub fn path(&self) -> &PathBuf {
-        &self.0
-    }
-
-    pub fn name(&self) -> String {
-        let file_name = self.0.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy();
-        file_name.split('@').next().unwrap().to_string()
+    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let file_name = &path
+            .file_name()
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::NotAFile(path.clone()))?
+            .to_str()
+            .expect("Non-unicode filename encountered")
+            .to_string();
+        let (name, version) = file_name
+            .split_once('@')
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::MalformedName(file_name.clone()))?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            version: Version::parse(&version)?,
+            path,
+        })
     }
 
-    pub fn version(&self) -> Version {
-        let file_name = self.0.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy();
-        let version = file_name.split('@').nth(1).unwrap().to_string();
-        Version::parse(&version).unwrap()
+    pub fn filename(&self) -> &str {
+        self.path
+            .file_name()
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_str()
+            .expect("Non-unicode filename encountered")
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn version_matches(&self, version_requirement: &VersionReq) -> bool {
-        version_requirement.matches(&self.version())
+        version_requirement.matches(&self.version)
     }
+
 }
 
 pub fn search_plugins_in(path: &Path) -> impl Iterator<Item = PluginExecutable> {
     path.read_dir()
         .unwrap()
-        .filter_map(|entry| PluginExecutable::new(entry.unwrap().path()))
+        .filter_map(|entry| PluginExecutable::new(entry.unwrap().path()).ok())
 }
 
 pub fn search_plugin(
@@ -61,5 +77,5 @@ pub fn search_plugin(
     paths
         .iter()
         .flat_map(|path| search_plugins_in(path))
-        .find(|plugin| plugin.name() == name && plugin.version_matches(version_req))
+        .find(|plugin| plugin.name == name && plugin.version_matches(version_req))
 }
diff --git a/crates/bazed-stew/src/lib.rs b/crates/bazed-stew/src/lib.rs
index e08294b..1d223fd 100644
--- a/crates/bazed-stew/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bazed-stew/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl Stew {
         let (to_stew_write, to_stew_read) = interprocess::unnamed_pipe::pipe().unwrap();
         let (to_plugin_write, to_plugin_read) = interprocess::unnamed_pipe::pipe().unwrap();
         let plugin_id = PluginId(Uuid::new_v4());
-        Command::new(plugin.path())
+        Command::new(&plugin.path)
             .arg(to_stew_write.as_raw_fd().to_string())
             .arg(to_plugin_read.as_raw_fd().to_string())
             .arg(plugin_id.0.to_string())
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl Stew {
                         invocation_id,
                         InvocationResponseData::PluginLoaded {
                             plugin_id,
-                            version: found.version(),
+                            version: found.version,
                         },
                     )
                     .await;