diff --git a/src/syncer/mod.rs b/src/syncer/mod.rs
index 6f2ca0f..2f8cb32 100644
--- a/src/syncer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/syncer/mod.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ impl Syncer {
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn run(self: &Arc<Self>, manifest: CsvManifest) -> Result<(), MultiError> {
+        self.spawwn_cltrc_listener();
+        let fspecs = self.sort_csvs_by_first_line(manifest.files).await?;
+        tracing::trace!(path = %self.outdir.display(), "Creating root output directory");
+        fs_err::create_dir_all(&self.outdir).map_err(|e| MultiError(vec![e.into()]))?;
+        let (nursery, nursery_stream) = Nursery::new();
+        self.spawn_inventory_task(&nursery, fspecs);
+        self.spawn_object_tasks(&nursery);
+        drop(nursery);
+        let r = self.await_nursery(nursery_stream).await;
+        self.filterlog.finish();
+        r
+    }
+
+    fn spawwn_cltrc_listener(self: &Arc<Self>) {
         tokio::spawn({
             let this = self.clone();
             async move {
@@ -114,12 +128,13 @@ impl Syncer {
                 }
             }
         });
+    }
 
-        let fspecs = self.sort_csvs_by_first_line(manifest.files).await?;
-
-        tracing::trace!(path = %self.outdir.display(), "Creating root output directory");
-        fs_err::create_dir_all(&self.outdir).map_err(|e| MultiError(vec![e.into()]))?;
-        let (nursery, nursery_stream) = Nursery::new();
+    fn spawn_inventory_task(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        nursery: &Nursery<anyhow::Result<()>>,
+        fspecs: Vec<FileSpec>,
+    ) {
         let obj_sender = {
             let guard = self
                 .obj_sender
@@ -130,9 +145,7 @@ impl Syncer {
                 .cloned()
                 .expect("obj_sender should not be None")
         };
-
         let this = self.clone();
-        let sender = obj_sender.clone();
         let subnursery = nursery.clone();
         nursery.spawn(
             self.until_cancelled_ok(async move {
@@ -159,7 +172,7 @@ impl Syncer {
                                 } else {
                                     None
                                 };
-                                if sender.send((item, notify)).await.is_err() {
+                                if obj_sender.send((item, notify)).await.is_err() {
                                     // Assume we're shutting down
                                     return Ok(());
                                 }
@@ -178,7 +191,6 @@ impl Syncer {
                 Ok(())
             })
         );
-        drop(obj_sender);
         {
             let mut guard = self
                 .obj_sender
@@ -186,7 +198,9 @@ impl Syncer {
                 .expect("obj_sender mutex should not be poisoned");
             *guard = None;
         }
+    }
 
+    fn spawn_object_tasks(self: &Arc<Self>, nursery: &Nursery<anyhow::Result<()>>) {
         for _ in 0..self.jobs.get() {
             let this = self.clone();
             let recv = self.obj_receiver.clone();
@@ -204,11 +218,6 @@ impl Syncer {
                 Ok(())
             });
         }
-
-        drop(nursery);
-        let r = self.await_nursery(nursery_stream).await;
-        self.filterlog.finish();
-        r
     }
 
     /// Fetch the first line of each inventory list file in `specs` and sort