diff --git a/internal/files/disk.go b/internal/files/disk.go
index c771008..3ea6eb4 100644
--- a/internal/files/disk.go
+++ b/internal/files/disk.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func walk_dir(dir string, f *filter.Filter) (files Files) {
 
 		name := d.Name()
 		info, _ := d.Info()
-		if f.Match(name, info.ModTime(), info.Size(), info.IsDir()) {
+		if f.Match(info) {
 			log.Debugf("found matching file: %s %s", name, info.ModTime())
 			i, err := os.Stat(p)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func read_dir(dir string, f *filter.Filter) (files Files) {
 
 		path := filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(dir, name))
 
-		if f.Match(name, info.ModTime(), info.Size(), info.IsDir()) {
+		if f.Match(info) {
 			log.Debugf("found matching file: %s %s", name, info.ModTime())
 			files = append(files, DiskFile{
 				name:     name,
diff --git a/internal/files/trash.go b/internal/files/trash.go
index a72fdb6..b3aea3a 100644
--- a/internal/files/trash.go
+++ b/internal/files/trash.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func FindTrash(trashdir, ogdir string, f *filter.Filter) (files Files, outerr er
 				return nil
 			}
 
-			if f.Match(filename, date, info.Size(), info.IsDir()) {
+			if f.Match(info) {
 				log.Debugf("%s: deleted on %s", filename, date.Format(trash_info_date_fmt))
 				files = append(files, TrashInfo{
 					name:      filename,
diff --git a/internal/filter/filter.go b/internal/filter/filter.go
index ecf50bc..8d7540c 100644
--- a/internal/filter/filter.go
+++ b/internal/filter/filter.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package filter
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"slices"
@@ -49,9 +50,11 @@ func (f *Filter) AddFileNames(filenames ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *Filter) Match(filename string, modified time.Time, size int64, isdir bool) bool {
-	// this might be unnessary but w/e
-	filename = filepath.Clean(filename)
+func (f *Filter) Match(info fs.FileInfo) bool {
+	filename := info.Name()
+	modified := info.ModTime()
+	isdir := info.IsDir()
+	size := info.Size()
 
 	// on or before/after, not both
 	if !f.on.IsZero() {
diff --git a/internal/filter/filter_test.go b/internal/filter/filter_test.go
index d2bfd56..38a85a8 100644
--- a/internal/filter/filter_test.go
+++ b/internal/filter/filter_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package filter
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"math"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -47,8 +48,16 @@ type singletest struct {
 	isdir    bool
 	modified time.Time
 	size     int64
+	mode     fs.FileMode
 }
 
+func (s singletest) Name() string       { return s.filename }
+func (s singletest) Size() int64        { return s.size }
+func (s singletest) Mode() fs.FileMode  { return s.mode }
+func (s singletest) ModTime() time.Time { return s.modified }
+func (s singletest) IsDir() bool        { return s.isdir }
+func (s singletest) Sys() any           { return nil }
+
 func (s singletest) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("filename:'%s' modified:'%s' size:'%d' isdir:'%t'", s.filename, s.modified, s.size, s.isdir)
 }
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ func testmatch(t *testing.T, testers []testholder) {
 
 		for _, tst := range tester.good {
 			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf(testnamefmt+"_good", tst.filename, tst.modified), func(t *testing.T) {
-				if !f.Match(tst.filename, tst.modified, tst.size, tst.isdir) {
+				if !f.Match(tst) {
 					t.Fatalf("(%s) didn't match (%s) but should have", tst, tester)
 				}
 			})
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ func testmatch(t *testing.T, testers []testholder) {
 
 		for _, tst := range tester.bad {
 			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf(testnamefmt+"_bad", tst.filename, tst.modified), func(t *testing.T) {
-				if f.Match(tst.filename, tst.modified, tst.size, tst.isdir) {
+				if f.Match(tst) {
 					t.Fatalf("(%s) matched (%s) but shouldn't have", tst, tester)
 				}
 			})