diff --git a/lua/custom/utils.lua b/lua/custom/utils.lua
index 751b9ce8..e8af9741 100644
--- a/lua/custom/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/utils.lua
@@ -4,25 +4,38 @@ local finders = require 'telescope.finders'
 local sorters = require('telescope.config').values
 local actions = require 'telescope.actions'
 local action_state = require 'telescope.actions.state'
-local Path = require 'plenary.path'
 
 local function collect_executables(start_dir)
   local results = {}
-  local fd = vim.fn.systemlist { 'fd', '--type', 'x', '--exec', 'file', '{}', start_dir }
-  for _, line in ipairs(fd) do
+  local fd_result = vim
+    .system({
+      'fd',
+      '--type',
+      'x',
+      '--exec',
+      'file',
+      '{}',
+      start_dir,
+    }, { text = true })
+    :wait()
+
+  local lines = vim.split(fd_result.stdout, '\n', { trimempty = true })
+
+  for _, line in ipairs(lines) do
     local path, typeinfo = line:match '^(.-):%s*(.+)$'
-    if path and not path:match 'CMakeFiles' and typeinfo and typeinfo:match 'Mach%-O' or typeinfo:match 'ELF' then
+    if path and not path:match 'CMakeFiles' and typeinfo and (typeinfo:match 'Mach%-O' or typeinfo:match 'ELF') then
       table.insert(results, path)
     end
   end
+
   return results
 end
 
 local function pick_executable(start_dir)
-  return async.wrap(function(start_dir, on_choice)
-    local executables = collect_executables(start_dir)
+  return async.wrap(function(_start_dir, on_choice)
+    local executables = collect_executables(_start_dir)
     if #executables == 0 then
-      vim.notify('No executables found in ' .. start_dir, vim.log.levels.WARN)
+      vim.notify('No executables found in ' .. _start_dir, vim.log.levels.WARN)
       on_choice(nil)
       return
     end
@@ -33,17 +46,17 @@ local function pick_executable(start_dir)
         finder = finders.new_table { results = executables },
         sorter = sorters.generic_sorter {},
         attach_mappings = function(_, map)
-          actions.select_default:replace(function(prompt_bufnr)
+          actions.select_default:replace(function(bufnr)
             local entry = action_state.get_selected_entry()
-            actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
+            actions.close(bufnr)
             on_choice(entry.value)
           end)
-          map('i', '<Esc>', function(buf)
-            actions.close(buf)
+          map('i', '<Esc>', function(bufnr)
+            actions.close(bufnr)
             on_choice(nil)
           end)
-          map('n', 'q', function(buf)
-            actions.close(buf)
+          map('n', 'q', function(bufnr)
+            actions.close(bufnr)
             on_choice(nil)
           end)
           return true