diff --git a/crates/ingestd/src/watcher.rs b/crates/ingestd/src/watcher.rs
index cf342e1..60da955 100644
--- a/crates/ingestd/src/watcher.rs
+++ b/crates/ingestd/src/watcher.rs
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ async fn process_inbox(
 
         let path = entry.path();
 
-        // Skip directories and hidden files
-        if path.is_dir() || path.file_name().map_or(true, |n| n.to_string_lossy().starts_with('.')) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let filename = path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+        // Skip directories and hidden files. Bind filename once via
+        // let-else so the subsequent use is unwrap-free — previous
+        // version relied on a map_or guard above + an .unwrap() here
+        // being consistent, which is a fragile invariant.
+        if path.is_dir() { continue; }
+        let Some(fn_os) = path.file_name() else { continue; };
+        let filename = fn_os.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+        if filename.starts_with('.') { continue; }
         tracing::info!("watcher: found new file '{}'", filename);
 
         // Read file
diff --git a/crates/vectord/src/promotion.rs b/crates/vectord/src/promotion.rs
index 579b7fe..084c065 100644
--- a/crates/vectord/src/promotion.rs
+++ b/crates/vectord/src/promotion.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ impl PromotionRegistry {
                 file.history.drain(0..drop);
             }
         }
+        // Bind `entry` ref-captured for the log line below so the log
+        // doesn't double-unwrap file.current — entry is Some-by-construction
+        // at the function boundary; past versions reached in via
+        // `.as_ref().unwrap()` twice, which compiled but would panic if
+        // the construction above ever changed.
         file.current = Some(entry);
         file.index_name = index_name.to_string();
 
@@ -140,10 +145,12 @@ impl PromotionRegistry {
         ops::put(&store, &key, json.into()).await?;
 
         self.cache.write().await.insert(index_name.to_string(), file.clone());
-        tracing::info!(
-            "promoted '{}' to config {:?} (trial={})",
-            index_name, file.current.as_ref().unwrap().config, file.current.as_ref().unwrap().trial_id,
-        );
+        if let Some(cur) = &file.current {
+            tracing::info!(
+                "promoted '{}' to config {:?} (trial={})",
+                index_name, cur.config, cur.trial_id,
+            );
+        }
         Ok(file)
     }