diff --git a/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs b/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs
index 6708110..f72f341 100644
--- a/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl<'a> PreparedCommand<'a> {
         let mut words = command.0.iter().map(|word| {
             let mut words = word.0.iter();
 
-            let mut s = match words.next().expect("words need to have >1 parts") {
+            let mut s = match words.next().unwrap() {
                 ast::WordPart::Text(text) => Cow::from(*text),
             };
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl<'a> PreparedCommand<'a> {
 
             s
         });
-        let cmd = words.next().expect("words need to have >1 parts");
+        let cmd = words.next().unwrap();
         let args = words.collect();
         let redirect = command.1;
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ impl Shell {
             let mut last_cmd = cmds
                 .next()
                 .map(|cmd| PreparedCommand::new(cmd, self))
-                .expect("pipelines need to have >1 commands");
+                .unwrap();
             for cmd in cmds {
                 let mut cmd = PreparedCommand::new(cmd, self);
                 let (output, input) = create_pipe()?;