diff --git a/cmd/errors.go b/cmd/errors.go
index a5e4803..718dbbe 100644
--- a/cmd/errors.go
+++ b/cmd/errors.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	ErrInvalidFileCountRange = errors.New("maximum file count limit must be greater than or equal to minimum file count limit")
-	ErrInvalidFileCountValue = errors.New("file count limits must be positive integers no greater than 2147483647")
+	ErrInvalidFileCountValue = errors.New("file count limits must be non-negative integers no greater than 2147483647")
 	ErrInvalidPort           = errors.New("listen port must be an integer between 1 and 65535 inclusive")
 	ErrNoMediaFound          = errors.New("no supported media formats found which match all criteria")
 )
diff --git a/cmd/files.go b/cmd/files.go
index 634aff9..f3b07b1 100644
--- a/cmd/files.go
+++ b/cmd/files.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"math/big"
 	"regexp"
 
@@ -229,8 +230,6 @@ func hasSupportedFiles(path string, formats *types.Types) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func walkPath(path string, fileChannel chan<- string, stats *scanStatsChannels, formats *types.Types) error {
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
 	errorChannel := make(chan error)
 	done := make(chan bool, 1)
 
@@ -239,8 +238,7 @@ func walkPath(path string, fileChannel chan<- string, stats *scanStatsChannels,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var directories = 0
-	var files = 0
+	var directories, files = 0, 0
 
 	for _, node := range nodes {
 		if node.IsDir() {
@@ -261,50 +259,48 @@ func walkPath(path string, fileChannel chan<- string, stats *scanStatsChannels,
 		skipFiles = true
 	}
 
-	for _, node := range nodes {
-		fullPath := filepath.Join(path, node.Name())
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-		switch {
-		case node.IsDir() && Recursive:
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		for _, node := range nodes {
 			wg.Add(1)
 
-			go func() {
-				defer func() {
-					wg.Done()
-				}()
-				err := walkPath(fullPath, fileChannel, stats, formats)
-				if err != nil {
-					errorChannel <- err
+			go func(node fs.DirEntry) {
+				defer wg.Done()
 
-					return
+				fullPath := filepath.Join(path, node.Name())
+
+				switch {
+				case node.IsDir() && Recursive:
+					err := walkPath(fullPath, fileChannel, stats, formats)
+					if err != nil {
+						errorChannel <- err
+
+						return
+					}
+				case !node.IsDir() && !skipFiles:
+					path, err := normalizePath(fullPath)
+					if err != nil {
+						errorChannel <- err
+
+						return
+					}
+
+					if formats.Validate(path) || Fallback {
+						fileChannel <- path
+
+						stats.filesMatched <- 1
+
+						return
+					}
+
+					stats.filesSkipped <- 1
 				}
-			}()
-		case !node.IsDir() && !skipFiles:
-			wg.Add(1)
-
-			go func() {
-				defer func() {
-					wg.Done()
-				}()
-				path, err := normalizePath(fullPath)
-				if err != nil {
-					errorChannel <- err
-
-					return
-				}
-
-				if formats.Validate(path) || Fallback {
-					fileChannel <- path
-
-					stats.filesMatched <- 1
-
-					return
-				}
-
-				stats.filesSkipped <- 1
-			}()
+			}(node)
 		}
-	}
+	}()
 
 	go func() {
 		wg.Wait()
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index dba42c8..1415f08 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	ReleaseVersion string = "2.3.2"
+	ReleaseVersion string = "2.4.0"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			switch {
-			case MaxFileCount < 1 || MinFileCount < 1 || MaxFileCount > math.MaxInt32 || MinFileCount > math.MaxInt32:
+			case MaxFileCount < 0 || MinFileCount < 0 || MaxFileCount > math.MaxInt32 || MinFileCount > math.MaxInt32:
 				return ErrInvalidFileCountValue
 			case MinFileCount > MaxFileCount:
 				return ErrInvalidFileCountRange
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&IndexFile, "index-file", "", "path to optional persistent index file")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&Info, "info", "i", false, "expose informational endpoints")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&MaxFileCount, "max-file-count", math.MaxInt32, "skip directories with file counts above this value")
-	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&MinFileCount, "min-file-count", 1, "skip directories with file counts below this value")
+	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&MinFileCount, "min-file-count", 0, "skip directories with file counts below this value")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&PageLength, "page-length", 0, "pagination length for info pages")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&Port, "port", "p", 8080, "port to listen on")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&Prefix, "prefix", "/", "root path for http handlers (for reverse proxying)")
diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index 20c6f68..e553742 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -404,6 +405,8 @@ func redirectRoot() httprouter.Handle {
 }
 
 func ServePage(args []string) error {
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+
 	timeZone := os.Getenv("TZ")
 	if timeZone != "" {
 		var err error