diff --git a/src/io/walk.c b/src/io/walk.c
index 3379f55..86b2b77 100644
--- a/src/io/walk.c
+++ b/src/io/walk.c
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ int handle_entry(const char *filepath, const struct stat *info, int typeflag, st
             pthread_mutex_lock(&ScanCtx.dbg_file_counts_mu);
             ScanCtx.dbg_excluded_files_count += 1;
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&ScanCtx.dbg_file_counts_mu);
-            return 0;
         } else if (typeflag == FTW_D) {
             return FTW_SKIP_SUBTREE;
         }
+
+        return FTW_CONTINUE;
     }
 
     if (typeflag == FTW_F && S_ISREG(info->st_mode)) {
diff --git a/src/sist.h b/src/sist.h
index 2c8da18..f899f81 100644
--- a/src/sist.h
+++ b/src/sist.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "git_hash.h"
 
-#define VERSION "2.11.5"
+#define VERSION "2.11.6"
 static const char *const Version = VERSION;
 
 #ifndef SIST_PLATFORM