diff --git a/.changes/change-pr-14632.md b/.changes/change-pr-14632.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..068994f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/change-pr-14632.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"tauri-utils": patch:enhance
+"tauri-build": patch:enhance
+"tauri-cli": patch:enhance
+---
+
+Small code refactors for improved code readability. No user facing changes.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-build/src/lib.rs b/crates/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
index cd9724252..42c9275b4 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
@@ -165,21 +165,21 @@ fn copy_frameworks(dest_dir: &Path, frameworks: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     .with_context(|| format!("Failed to create frameworks output directory at {dest_dir:?}"))?;
   for framework in frameworks.iter() {
     if framework.ends_with(".framework") {
-      let src_path = PathBuf::from(framework);
+      let src_path = Path::new(framework);
       let src_name = src_path
         .file_name()
         .expect("Couldn't get framework filename");
       let dest_path = dest_dir.join(src_name);
-      copy_dir(&src_path, &dest_path)?;
+      copy_dir(src_path, &dest_path)?;
       continue;
     } else if framework.ends_with(".dylib") {
-      let src_path = PathBuf::from(framework);
+      let src_path = Path::new(framework);
       if !src_path.exists() {
         return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Library not found: {}", framework));
       }
       let src_name = src_path.file_name().expect("Couldn't get library filename");
       let dest_path = dest_dir.join(src_name);
-      copy_file(&src_path, &dest_path)?;
+      copy_file(src_path, &dest_path)?;
       continue;
     } else if framework.contains('/') {
       return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
@@ -192,12 +192,8 @@ fn copy_frameworks(dest_dir: &Path, frameworks: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
         continue;
       }
     }
-    if copy_framework_from(&PathBuf::from("/Library/Frameworks/"), framework, dest_dir)?
-      || copy_framework_from(
-        &PathBuf::from("/Network/Library/Frameworks/"),
-        framework,
-        dest_dir,
-      )?
+    if copy_framework_from("/Library/Frameworks/".as_ref(), framework, dest_dir)?
+      || copy_framework_from("/Network/Library/Frameworks/".as_ref(), framework, dest_dir)?
     {
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/windows/sign.rs b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/windows/sign.rs
index 04e5a2da5..f7c7ad1e2 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/windows/sign.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/windows/sign.rs
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ pub fn try_sign<P: AsRef<Path>>(file_path: P, settings: &Settings) -> crate::Res
 pub fn should_sign(file_path: &Path) -> crate::Result<bool> {
   let is_binary = file_path
     .extension()
-    .and_then(|extension| extension.to_str())
-    .is_some_and(|extension| matches!(extension, "exe" | "dll"));
+    .is_some_and(|ext| ext == "exe" || ext == "dll");
   if !is_binary {
     return Ok(false);
   }
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/build.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/build.rs
index 12accb16f..ac8c5552a 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/build.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/build.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
   helpers::{
     self,
     app_paths::{frontend_dir, tauri_dir},
-    config::{get as get_config, ConfigHandle, FrontendDist},
+    config::{get as get_config, ConfigMetadata, FrontendDist},
   },
   info::plugins::check_mismatched_packages,
   interface::{rust::get_cargo_target_dir, AppInterface, Interface},
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ pub fn command(mut options: Options, verbosity: u8) -> Result<()> {
     options.target.clone(),
   )?;
 
-  setup(&interface, &mut options, config.clone(), false)?;
-
   let config_guard = config.lock().unwrap();
   let config_ = config_guard.as_ref().unwrap();
 
+  setup(&interface, &mut options, config_, false)?;
+
   if let Some(minimum_system_version) = &config_.bundle.macos.minimum_system_version {
     std::env::set_var("MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET", minimum_system_version);
   }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pub fn command(mut options: Options, verbosity: u8) -> Result<()> {
       verbosity,
       ci,
       &interface,
-      &app_settings,
+      &*app_settings,
       config_,
       &out_dir,
     )?;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn command(mut options: Options, verbosity: u8) -> Result<()> {
 pub fn setup(
   interface: &AppInterface,
   options: &mut Options,
-  config: ConfigHandle,
+  config: &ConfigMetadata,
   mobile: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
   let tauri_path = tauri_dir();
@@ -162,44 +162,39 @@ pub fn setup(
 
   set_current_dir(tauri_path).context("failed to set current directory")?;
 
-  let config_guard = config.lock().unwrap();
-  let config_ = config_guard.as_ref().unwrap();
-
-  let bundle_identifier_source = config_
+  let bundle_identifier_source = config
     .find_bundle_identifier_overwriter()
     .unwrap_or_else(|| "tauri.conf.json".into());
 
-  if config_.identifier == "com.tauri.dev" {
+  if config.identifier == "com.tauri.dev" {
     crate::error::bail!(
       "You must change the bundle identifier in `{bundle_identifier_source} identifier`. The default value `com.tauri.dev` is not allowed as it must be unique across applications.",
     );
   }
 
-  if config_
+  if config
     .identifier
     .chars()
     .any(|ch| !(ch.is_alphanumeric() || ch == '-' || ch == '.'))
   {
     crate::error::bail!(
-      "The bundle identifier \"{}\" set in `{} identifier`. The bundle identifier string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9), hyphens (-), and periods (.).",
-      config_.identifier,
-      bundle_identifier_source
+      "The bundle identifier \"{}\" set in `{bundle_identifier_source:?} identifier`. The bundle identifier string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9), hyphens (-), and periods (.).",
+      config.identifier,
     );
   }
 
-  if config_.identifier.ends_with(".app") {
+  if config.identifier.ends_with(".app") {
     log::warn!(
-      "The bundle identifier \"{}\" set in `{} identifier` ends with `.app`. This is not recommended because it conflicts with the application bundle extension on macOS.",
-      config_.identifier,
-      bundle_identifier_source
+      "The bundle identifier \"{}\" set in `{bundle_identifier_source:?} identifier` ends with `.app`. This is not recommended because it conflicts with the application bundle extension on macOS.",
+      config.identifier,
     );
   }
 
-  if let Some(before_build) = config_.build.before_build_command.clone() {
+  if let Some(before_build) = config.build.before_build_command.clone() {
     helpers::run_hook("beforeBuildCommand", before_build, interface, options.debug)?;
   }
 
-  if let Some(FrontendDist::Directory(web_asset_path)) = &config_.build.frontend_dist {
+  if let Some(FrontendDist::Directory(web_asset_path)) = &config.build.frontend_dist {
     if !web_asset_path.exists() {
       let absolute_path = web_asset_path
         .parent()
@@ -252,13 +247,13 @@ pub fn setup(
   }
 
   if options.runner.is_none() {
-    options.runner = config_.build.runner.clone();
+    options.runner = config.build.runner.clone();
   }
 
   options
     .features
     .get_or_insert(Vec::new())
-    .extend(config_.build.features.clone().unwrap_or_default());
+    .extend(config.build.features.clone().unwrap_or_default());
   interface.build_options(&mut options.args, &mut options.features, mobile);
 
   Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/bundle.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/bundle.rs
index 890386cd7..646f44ddb 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/bundle.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/bundle.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, verbosity: u8) -> crate::Result<()> {
     verbosity,
     ci,
     &interface,
-    &app_settings,
+    &*app_settings,
     config_,
     &out_dir,
   )
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ pub fn bundle<A: AppSettings>(
   verbosity: u8,
   ci: bool,
   interface: &AppInterface,
-  app_settings: &std::sync::Arc<A>,
+  app_settings: &A,
   config: &ConfigMetadata,
   out_dir: &Path,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/dev.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/dev.rs
index 9179e9cfd..7ebabb458 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/dev.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/dev.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use std::{
 mod builtin_dev_server;
 
 static BEFORE_DEV: OnceLock<Mutex<Arc<SharedChild>>> = OnceLock::new();
-static KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG: OnceLock<AtomicBool> = OnceLock::new();
+static KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 const KILL_CHILDREN_SCRIPT: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../scripts/kill-children.sh");
@@ -218,14 +218,13 @@ pub fn setup(interface: &AppInterface, options: &mut Options, config: ConfigHand
           let status = child_
             .wait()
             .expect("failed to wait on \"beforeDevCommand\"");
-          if !(status.success() || KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG.get().unwrap().load(Ordering::Relaxed)) {
+          if !(status.success() || KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG.load(Ordering::Relaxed)) {
             log::error!("The \"beforeDevCommand\" terminated with a non-zero status code.");
             exit(status.code().unwrap_or(1));
           }
         });
 
         BEFORE_DEV.set(Mutex::new(child)).unwrap();
-        KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG.set(AtomicBool::default()).unwrap();
 
         let _ = ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
           kill_before_dev_process();
@@ -304,12 +303,10 @@ pub fn setup(interface: &AppInterface, options: &mut Options, config: ConfigHand
 
   if !options.no_dev_server_wait {
     if let Some(url) = dev_url {
-      let host = url
-        .host()
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("No host name in the URL"));
+      let host = url.host().expect("No host name in the URL");
       let port = url
         .port_or_known_default()
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("No port number in the URL"));
+        .expect("No port number in the URL");
       let addrs;
       let addr;
       let addrs = match host {
@@ -380,11 +377,10 @@ pub fn on_app_exit(code: Option<i32>, reason: ExitReason, exit_on_panic: bool, n
 pub fn kill_before_dev_process() {
   if let Some(child) = BEFORE_DEV.get() {
     let child = child.lock().unwrap();
-    let kill_before_dev_flag = KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG.get().unwrap();
-    if kill_before_dev_flag.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+    if KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
       return;
     }
-    kill_before_dev_flag.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    KILL_BEFORE_DEV_FLAG.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
     #[cfg(windows)]
     {
       let powershell_path = std::env::var("SYSTEMROOT").map_or_else(
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs
index 1bf1ef9b5..3c728f5ba 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/app_paths.rs
@@ -75,21 +75,13 @@ fn lookup<F: Fn(&PathBuf) -> bool>(dir: &Path, checker: F) -> Option<PathBuf> {
 }
 
 fn env_tauri_app_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-  std::env::var(ENV_TAURI_APP_PATH)
-    .map(PathBuf::from)
-    .ok()?
-    .canonicalize()
-    .ok()
-    .map(|p| dunce::simplified(&p).to_path_buf())
+  let p = PathBuf::from(std::env::var_os(ENV_TAURI_APP_PATH)?);
+  dunce::canonicalize(p).ok()
 }
 
 fn env_tauri_frontend_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-  std::env::var(ENV_TAURI_FRONTEND_PATH)
-    .map(PathBuf::from)
-    .ok()?
-    .canonicalize()
-    .ok()
-    .map(|p| dunce::simplified(&p).to_path_buf())
+  let p = PathBuf::from(std::env::var_os(ENV_TAURI_FRONTEND_PATH)?);
+  dunce::canonicalize(p).ok()
 }
 
 pub fn resolve_tauri_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/config.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/config.rs
index f21ce4a4b..d25c29d4f 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/config.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/config.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ pub use tauri_utils::{config::*, platform::Target};
 use std::{
   collections::HashMap,
   env::{current_dir, set_current_dir, set_var},
-  ffi::OsStr,
+  ffi::{OsStr, OsString},
   process::exit,
-  sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock},
+  sync::Mutex,
 };
 
 use crate::error::Context;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub struct ConfigMetadata {
   inner: Config,
   /// The config extensions (platform-specific config files or the config CLI argument).
   /// Maps the extension name to its value.
-  extensions: HashMap<String, JsonValue>,
+  extensions: HashMap<OsString, JsonValue>,
 }
 
 impl std::ops::Deref for ConfigMetadata {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl ConfigMetadata {
   }
 
   /// Checks which config is overwriting the bundle identifier.
-  pub fn find_bundle_identifier_overwriter(&self) -> Option<String> {
+  pub fn find_bundle_identifier_overwriter(&self) -> Option<OsString> {
     for (ext, config) in &self.extensions {
       if let Some(identifier) = config
         .as_object()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl ConfigMetadata {
   }
 }
 
-pub type ConfigHandle = Arc<Mutex<Option<ConfigMetadata>>>;
+pub type ConfigHandle = &'static Mutex<Option<ConfigMetadata>>;
 
 pub fn wix_settings(config: WixConfig) -> tauri_bundler::WixSettings {
   tauri_bundler::WixSettings {
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ pub fn custom_sign_settings(
   }
 }
 
-fn config_handle() -> &'static ConfigHandle {
-  static CONFIG_HANDLE: OnceLock<ConfigHandle> = OnceLock::new();
-  CONFIG_HANDLE.get_or_init(Default::default)
+fn config_handle() -> ConfigHandle {
+  static CONFIG_HANDLE: Mutex<Option<ConfigMetadata>> = Mutex::new(None);
+  &CONFIG_HANDLE
 }
 
 /// Gets the static parsed config from `tauri.conf.json`.
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ fn get_internal(
   target: Target,
 ) -> crate::Result<ConfigHandle> {
   if !reload && config_handle().lock().unwrap().is_some() {
-    return Ok(config_handle().clone());
+    return Ok(config_handle());
   }
 
   let tauri_dir = super::app_paths::tauri_dir();
   let (mut config, config_path) =
     tauri_utils::config::parse::parse_value(target, tauri_dir.join("tauri.conf.json"))
       .context("failed to parse config")?;
-  let config_file_name = config_path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy();
+  let config_file_name = config_path.file_name().unwrap();
   let mut extensions = HashMap::new();
 
   let original_identifier = config
@@ -174,10 +174,7 @@ fn get_internal(
       .context("failed to parse platform config")?
   {
     merge(&mut config, &platform_config);
-    extensions.insert(
-      config_path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().into(),
-      platform_config,
-    );
+    extensions.insert(config_path.file_name().unwrap().into(), platform_config);
   }
 
   if !merge_configs.is_empty() {
@@ -203,9 +200,9 @@ fn get_internal(
       for error in errors {
         let path = error.instance_path.into_iter().join(" > ");
         if path.is_empty() {
-          log::error!("`{}` error: {}", config_file_name, error);
+          log::error!("`{config_file_name:?}` error: {}", error);
         } else {
-          log::error!("`{}` error on `{}`: {}", config_file_name, path, error);
+          log::error!("`{config_file_name:?}` error on `{}`: {}", path, error);
         }
       }
       if !reload {
@@ -243,7 +240,7 @@ fn get_internal(
     extensions,
   });
 
-  Ok(config_handle().clone())
+  Ok(config_handle())
 }
 
 pub fn get(target: Target, merge_configs: &[&serde_json::Value]) -> crate::Result<ConfigHandle> {
@@ -268,7 +265,7 @@ pub fn merge_with(merge_configs: &[&serde_json::Value]) -> crate::Result<ConfigH
   let handle = config_handle();
 
   if merge_configs.is_empty() {
-    return Ok(handle.clone());
+    return Ok(handle);
   }
 
   if let Some(config_metadata) = &mut *handle.lock().unwrap() {
@@ -285,7 +282,7 @@ pub fn merge_with(merge_configs: &[&serde_json::Value]) -> crate::Result<ConfigH
     merge(&mut value, &merge_config);
     config_metadata.inner = serde_json::from_value(value).context("failed to parse config")?;
 
-    Ok(handle.clone())
+    Ok(handle)
   } else {
     crate::error::bail!("config not loaded");
   }
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
index 86c4f22c5..4aae6df68 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,12 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel) -> Result<BuiltApplica
     false,
   )?;
 
-  crate::build::setup(&interface, &mut build_options, tauri_config.clone(), true)?;
+  {
+    let config_guard = tauri_config.lock().unwrap();
+    let config_ = config_guard.as_ref().unwrap();
+
+    crate::build::setup(&interface, &mut build_options, config_, true)?;
+  }
 
   let installed_targets =
     crate::interface::rust::installation::installed_targets().unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs
index 827430fc0..e5961bfa8 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/dev.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ fn run_dev(
     use_network_address_for_dev_url(&tauri_config, &mut dev_options, options.force_ip_prompt)?;
   }
 
-  crate::dev::setup(&interface, &mut dev_options, tauri_config.clone())?;
+  crate::dev::setup(&interface, &mut dev_options, tauri_config)?;
 
   let interface_options = InterfaceOptions {
     debug: !dev_options.release_mode,
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
index 3f5b2c1a2..f52f892d1 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
@@ -367,7 +367,12 @@ fn run_build(
     Profile::Release
   };
 
-  crate::build::setup(interface, &mut build_options, tauri_config.clone(), true)?;
+  crate::build::setup(
+    interface,
+    &mut build_options,
+    tauri_config.lock().unwrap().as_ref().unwrap(),
+    true,
+  )?;
 
   let app_settings = interface.app_settings();
   let out_dir = app_settings.out_dir(&InterfaceOptions {
diff --git a/crates/tauri-utils/src/config/parse.rs b/crates/tauri-utils/src/config/parse.rs
index f904d5f25..df79a32c9 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-utils/src/config/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-utils/src/config/parse.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn read_platform(
 /// JSON with `.json`.
 pub fn does_supported_file_name_exist(target: Target, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> bool {
   let path = path.into();
-  let source_file_name = path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+  let source_file_name = path.file_name().unwrap();
   let lookup_platform_config = ENABLED_FORMATS
     .iter()
     .any(|format| source_file_name == format.into_platform_file_name(target));
diff --git a/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs b/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs
index 542cea53c..2ace45790 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs
@@ -238,16 +238,12 @@ const CARGO_OUTPUT_DIRECTORIES: &[&str] = &["debug", "release", "custom-profile"
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 fn is_cargo_output_directory(path: &std::path::Path) -> bool {
-  let last_component = path
-    .components()
-    .next_back()
-    .unwrap()
-    .as_os_str()
-    .to_str()
-    .unwrap();
+  let Some(last_component) = path.components().next_back() else {
+    return false;
+  };
   CARGO_OUTPUT_DIRECTORIES
     .iter()
-    .any(|dirname| &last_component == dirname)
+    .any(|dirname| &last_component.as_os_str() == dirname)
 }
 
 /// Computes the resource directory of the current environment.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-utils/src/resources.rs b/crates/tauri-utils/src/resources.rs
index 58a07d265..dfba0746c 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-utils/src/resources.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-utils/src/resources.rs
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ impl<'a> ResourcePaths<'a> {
       iter: ResourcePathsIter {
         pattern_iter: PatternIter::Slice(patterns.iter()),
         allow_walk,
-        current_path: None,
         current_pattern: None,
-        current_dest: None,
         walk_iter: None,
         glob_iter: None,
       },
@@ -112,9 +110,7 @@ impl<'a> ResourcePaths<'a> {
       iter: ResourcePathsIter {
         pattern_iter: PatternIter::Map(patterns.iter()),
         allow_walk,
-        current_path: None,
         current_pattern: None,
-        current_dest: None,
         walk_iter: None,
         glob_iter: None,
       },
@@ -136,13 +132,9 @@ pub struct ResourcePathsIter<'a> {
   /// whether the resource paths allows directories or not.
   allow_walk: bool,
 
-  current_path: Option<PathBuf>,
-  /// The key of map when `pattern_iter` is a [`PatternIter::Map`],
+  /// The (key, value) of map when `pattern_iter` is a [`PatternIter::Map`],
   /// used for determining [`Resource::target`]
-  current_pattern: Option<String>,
-  /// The value of the map when `pattern_iter` is a [`PatternIter::Map`],
-  /// used for determining [`Resource::target`]
-  current_dest: Option<PathBuf>,
+  current_pattern: Option<(String, PathBuf)>,
 
   walk_iter: Option<walkdir::IntoIter>,
   glob_iter: Option<glob::Paths>,
@@ -157,8 +149,7 @@ impl ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
       Err(err) => return Some(Err(err.into())),
     };
 
-    self.current_path = Some(normalize(&entry));
-    self.next_current_path()
+    self.next_current_path(normalize(&entry))
   }
 
   fn next_walk_iter(&mut self) -> Option<crate::Result<Resource>> {
@@ -169,8 +160,7 @@ impl ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
       Err(err) => return Some(Err(err.into())),
     };
 
-    self.current_path = Some(normalize(entry.path()));
-    self.next_current_path()
+    self.next_current_path(normalize(entry.path()))
   }
 
   fn resource_from_path(&mut self, path: &Path) -> crate::Result<Resource> {
@@ -180,12 +170,11 @@ impl ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
 
     Ok(Resource {
       path: path.to_path_buf(),
-      target: if let Some(current_dest) = &self.current_dest {
+      target: if let Some((pattern, dest)) = &self.current_pattern {
         // if processing a directory, preserve directory structure under current_dest
         if self.walk_iter.is_some() {
-          let current_pattern = self.current_pattern.as_ref().unwrap();
-          current_dest.join(path.strip_prefix(current_pattern).unwrap_or(path))
-        } else if current_dest.components().count() == 0 {
+          dest.join(path.strip_prefix(pattern).unwrap_or(path))
+        } else if dest.components().count() == 0 {
           // if current_dest is empty while processing a file pattern or glob
           // we preserve the file name as it is
           PathBuf::from(path.file_name().unwrap())
@@ -193,9 +182,9 @@ impl ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
           // if processing a glob and current_dest is not empty
           // we put all globbed paths under current_dest
           // preserving the file name as it is
-          current_dest.join(path.file_name().unwrap())
+          dest.join(path.file_name().unwrap())
         } else {
-          current_dest.clone()
+          dest.clone()
         }
       } else {
         // If `pattern_iter` is a [`PatternIter::Slice`]
@@ -204,11 +193,7 @@ impl ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
     })
   }
 
-  fn next_current_path(&mut self) -> Option<crate::Result<Resource>> {
-    // should be safe to unwrap since every call to `self.next_current_path()`
-    // is preceded with assignment to `self.current_path`
-    let path = self.current_path.take().unwrap();
-
+  fn next_current_path(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Option<crate::Result<Resource>> {
     let is_dir = path.is_dir();
 
     if is_dir {
@@ -238,15 +223,12 @@ impl ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
 
   fn next_pattern(&mut self) -> Option<crate::Result<Resource>> {
     self.current_pattern = None;
-    self.current_dest = None;
-    self.current_path = None;
 
     let pattern = match &mut self.pattern_iter {
       PatternIter::Slice(iter) => iter.next()?,
       PatternIter::Map(iter) => {
         let (pattern, dest) = iter.next()?;
-        self.current_pattern = Some(pattern.clone());
-        self.current_dest = Some(resource_relpath(Path::new(dest)));
+        self.current_pattern = Some((pattern.clone(), resource_relpath(Path::new(dest))));
         pattern
       }
     };
@@ -265,8 +247,7 @@ impl ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
       }
     }
 
-    self.current_path = Some(normalize(Path::new(pattern)));
-    self.next_current_path()
+    self.next_current_path(normalize(Path::new(pattern)))
   }
 }
 
@@ -282,10 +263,6 @@ impl Iterator for ResourcePathsIter<'_> {
   type Item = crate::Result<Resource>;
 
   fn next(&mut self) -> Option<crate::Result<Resource>> {
-    if self.current_path.is_some() {
-      return self.next_current_path();
-    }
-
     if self.walk_iter.is_some() {
       match self.next_walk_iter() {
         Some(r) => return Some(r),