diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a3b4746..01e6413 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func run(args []string) ([]*Document, error) {
 			// documents, so we can identify unassociated files later and then
 			// create new documents for them. This needs to be distinct for each
 			// timestamp, so it's created inside the timestamp loop's scope.
-			associatedFiles sync.Map
+			claimedFiles sync.Map
 
 			// We might need to create new documents for files that weren't
 			// associated with any document at this timestamp, so we need to make
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ func run(args []string) ([]*Document, error) {
 		for i, doc := range dm.Documents {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			dm.WorkCh <- WorkItem{
-				doc:             doc,
-				fileNumbers:     fileTimes[timestamp],
-				timestamp:       timestamp,
-				associatedFiles: &associatedFiles,
-				wg:              &wg,
+				doc:          doc,
+				fileNumbers:  fileTimes[timestamp],
+				timestamp:    timestamp,
+				claimedFiles: &claimedFiles,
+				wg:           &wg,
 			}
 			log(
 				"submitted work",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func run(args []string) ([]*Document, error) {
 		// documents for them.
 		var docsAdded int
 		for _, fileNumber := range fileTimes[timestamp] {
-			if _, ok := associatedFiles.Load(fileNumber); !ok {
+			if _, ok := claimedFiles.Load(fileNumber); !ok {
 				dm.AddNewDocument(fileNumber, timestamp)
 				docsAdded++
 			}
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ func run(args []string) ([]*Document, error) {
 
 // WorkItem is what will be sent to the the workers in the worker pool.
 type WorkItem struct {
-	doc             *Document
-	fileNumbers     []int
-	timestamp       int
-	associatedFiles *sync.Map
-	wg              *sync.WaitGroup
+	doc          *Document
+	fileNumbers  []int
+	timestamp    int
+	claimedFiles *sync.Map
+	wg           *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 // DocumentManager handles the processing of documents and files. It maintains a
@@ -229,50 +229,46 @@ func (dm *DocumentManager) SortedDocuments() []*Document {
 // document against each file and if a match is found, associate the file with the
 // document sent in the work item, and record the file as having been matched.
 func (dm *DocumentManager) ComparisonWorker(workerID int) {
+	defer dm.wg.Done()
 	for workItem := range dm.WorkCh {
-		for _, fileNumber := range workItem.fileNumbers {
-			if _, ok := workItem.associatedFiles.Load(fileNumber); ok {
-				// This file has already been matched; skip it.
-				continue
-			}
-			latestFileNumber := workItem.doc.LatestAssociatedFile()
-			similarity, err := dm.compareFiles(latestFileNumber, fileNumber)
-			if err != nil {
-				// Simplistic error handling: log the error and continue.
-				slog.Error(
-					"error comparing files",
-					"file1", latestFileNumber,
-					"file2", fileNumber,
-					"document", workItem.doc.ID,
-					"worker", workerID,
-				)
-			}
+		dm.maybeAssociateFileWithDocument(workItem, workerID)
+	}
+}
 
-			// If current file doesn't match current document, skip to the next file.
-			if similarity < dm.similarityThreshold {
-				continue
-			}
+func (dm *DocumentManager) maybeAssociateFileWithDocument(workItem WorkItem, workerID int) {
+	defer workItem.wg.Done()
+	for _, candidateFileNumber := range workItem.fileNumbers {
+		if _, ok := workItem.claimedFiles.Load(candidateFileNumber); ok {
+			// This file has already been matched with another document, so skip it.
+			continue
+		}
+		latestFileNumber := workItem.doc.LatestAssociatedFile()
+		similarity, err := dm.compareFiles(latestFileNumber, candidateFileNumber)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Simplistic error handling: log the error and continue.
+			slog.Error(
+				"error comparing files",
+				"latestAssociatedFile", latestFileNumber,
+				"candidateFile", candidateFileNumber,
+				"document", workItem.doc.ID,
+				"worker", workerID,
+			)
+		}
 
-			// Current file matches current document, so record this.
-			workItem.doc.AssociateFile(fileNumber, workItem.timestamp)
-			workItem.associatedFiles.Store(fileNumber, struct{}{})
+		// If current file matches current document, record it and exit.
+		if similarity >= dm.similarityThreshold {
+			workItem.doc.AssociateFile(candidateFileNumber, workItem.timestamp)
+			workItem.claimedFiles.Store(candidateFileNumber, struct{}{})
 			log(
 				"match found",
 				"document", workItem.doc.ID,
-				"file", fileNumber,
+				"file", candidateFileNumber,
 				"time", workItem.timestamp,
 				"worker", workerID,
 			)
-
-			// We don't need to consider this document anymore since we've found
-			// a match. End processing and wait for more work.
-			break
+			return
 		}
-		workItem.wg.Done()
 	}
-
-	// Report that this worker is shutting down.
-	dm.wg.Done()
 }
 
 // compareFiles computes how much two files overlap, on a scale