diff --git a/src/tui/app/app.rs b/src/tui/app/app.rs
index 5b0d8bb..a27145e 100644
--- a/src/tui/app/app.rs
+++ b/src/tui/app/app.rs
@@ -21,13 +21,21 @@ pub type App<MH> = AppState<
 >;
 
 impl<MH: IMusicHoard> App<MH> {
-    pub fn new(music_hoard: MH) -> Self {
-        match AppMachine::new(music_hoard) {
-            Ok(browse) => browse.into(),
-            Err(critical) => critical.into(),
+    pub fn new(mut music_hoard: MH) -> Self {
+        let init_result = Self::init(&mut music_hoard);
+        let inner = AppInner::new(music_hoard);
+        match init_result {
+            Ok(()) => AppMachine::browse(inner).into(),
+            Err(err) => AppMachine::critical(inner, err.to_string()).into(),
         }
     }
 
+    fn init(music_hoard: &mut MH) -> Result<(), musichoard::Error> {
+        music_hoard.load_from_database()?;
+        music_hoard.rescan_library()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn inner_ref(&self) -> &AppInner<MH> {
         match self {
             AppState::Browse(browse) => browse.inner_ref(),
diff --git a/src/tui/app/state/browse.rs b/src/tui/app/state/browse.rs
index 5b572d5..76fa079 100644
--- a/src/tui/app/state/browse.rs
+++ b/src/tui/app/state/browse.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::tui::{
     app::{
         app::App,
         selection::{Delta, ListSelection},
-        state::{critical::AppCritical, AppInner, AppMachine},
+        state::{AppInner, AppMachine},
         AppPublic, AppState, IAppInteractBrowse,
     },
     lib::IMusicHoard,
@@ -17,21 +17,6 @@ impl<MH: IMusicHoard> AppMachine<MH, AppBrowse> {
             state: AppBrowse,
         }
     }
-
-    pub fn new(mut music_hoard: MH) -> Result<Self, AppMachine<MH, AppCritical>> {
-        let init_result = Self::init(&mut music_hoard);
-        let inner = AppInner::new(music_hoard);
-        match init_result {
-            Ok(()) => Ok(AppMachine::browse(inner)),
-            Err(err) => Err(AppMachine::critical(inner, err.to_string())),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn init(music_hoard: &mut MH) -> Result<(), musichoard::Error> {
-        music_hoard.load_from_database()?;
-        music_hoard.rescan_library()?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 impl<MH: IMusicHoard> From<AppMachine<MH, AppBrowse>> for App<MH> {
diff --git a/src/tui/app/state/mod.rs b/src/tui/app/state/mod.rs
index 45eaf49..1aae8b6 100644
--- a/src/tui/app/state/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tui/app/state/mod.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ impl<'a, MH: IMusicHoard> From<&'a mut AppInner<MH>> for AppPublicInner<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+// FIXME: split tests - into parts that test functionality in isolation and move those where
+// appropriate, and parts that verify transitions between states.
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use musichoard::collection::Collection;