diff --git a/Build/Release/x64/repacls.exe b/Build/Release/x64/repacls.exe
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diff --git a/Build/Release/x86/repacls.exe b/Build/Release/x86/repacls.exe
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diff --git a/Build/Repacls.zip b/Build/Repacls.zip
index f972019..134bb74 100644
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diff --git a/ObjectFile.cpp b/ObjectFile.cpp
index a002885..2e8cf6e 100644
--- a/ObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/ObjectFile.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "InputOutput.h"
 #include "ObjectFile.h"
 #include "DriverKitPartial.h"
+#include "OperationDepth.h"
 
 void ObjectFile::GetBaseObject(std::wstring_view sPath)
 {
@@ -154,8 +155,20 @@ void ObjectFile::GetChildObjects(ObjectEntry& oEntry)
 			oSubEntry.Name += oEntry.Name + ((oEntry.Depth == 0 && oEntry.Name.back() == '\\') ? L"" : L"\\")
 				+ std::wstring(oInfo->FileName, oInfo->FileNameLength / sizeof(WCHAR));
 
-			// add item to queue
-			oProcessor.GetQueue().Push(oSubEntry);
+			// if a leaf object, just process immediately and don't worry about putting it on the queue
+			if (!IsDirectory(oSubEntry.Attributes) || IsReparsePoint(oSubEntry.Attributes))
+			{
+				// for performance do security analysis immediately instead of addiing to queue
+				if (oEntry.Depth <= OperationDepth::MaxDepth())
+				{
+					oProcessor.AnalyzeSecurity(oSubEntry);
+					oProcessor.CompleteEntry(oSubEntry);
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				oProcessor.GetQueue().Push(oSubEntry);
+			}
 
 			// this loop is complete, exit
 			if (oInfo->NextEntryOffset == 0) break;
diff --git a/Processor.cpp b/Processor.cpp
index b9ff2bb..c25085e 100644
--- a/Processor.cpp
+++ b/Processor.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void Processor::AnalyzeSecurity(ObjectEntry & oEntry)
 	if (bDescCleanupRequired) LocalFree(tDesc);
 }
 
-void Processor::CompleteEntry(ObjectEntry& oEntry, bool bDecreaseCounter)
+void Processor::CompleteEntry(ObjectEntry& oEntry)
 {
 	// flush any pending data from the last operation
 	InputOutput::WriteToScreen();
diff --git a/Processor.h b/Processor.h
index a487d59..c4c7d91 100644
--- a/Processor.h
+++ b/Processor.h
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ class Processor
 
 	void AnalyzeSecurity(ObjectEntry& oEntry);
 
-	void CompleteEntry(ObjectEntry& oEntry, bool bDecreaseCounter = true);
-	void ReportFailure(ObjectEntry& oEntry);
+	void CompleteEntry(ObjectEntry& oEntry);
 
 	Processor(std::vector<Operation*> poOperationList, bool pbFetchDacl, bool pbFetchSacl, bool pbFetchOwner, bool pbFetchGroup);
 	virtual ~Processor() = default;
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