diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e2d091..58ac026 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@ it:
 	@ go build -o ${BINARY_NAME} ./cmd/lambda
 	@ chmod +x ${BINARY_NAME}
 
-simple: it
-	@ ./lambda.exe -p profile/cpu.prof - < ./samples/simple.txt > program.out
+TEST=simple
 
-thunk: it
-	@ ./lambda.exe -p profile/cpu.prof - < ./samples/thunk.txt > program.out
+run: it
+	@ ./lambda.exe - < ./samples/$(TEST).txt > program.out
 
-saccharine: it
-	@ ./lambda.exe -p profile/cpu.prof - < ./samples/saccharine.txt > program.out
-
-church: it
-	@ ./lambda.exe -p profile/cpu.prof - < ./samples/church.txt > program.out
+profile: it
+	@ ./lambda.exe -p profile/cpu.prof - < ./samples/$(TEST).txt > program.out
 
 prof:
 	@ go tool pprof -top profile/cpu.prof
diff --git a/cmd/lambda/lambda.go b/cmd/lambda/lambda.go
index 4c8dc17..2f9116e 100644
--- a/cmd/lambda/lambda.go
+++ b/cmd/lambda/lambda.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/cli"
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/config"
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/executer"
+	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/explanation"
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/performance"
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/statistics"
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/pkg/convert"
@@ -43,20 +44,23 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Info("compiled lambda expression", "tree", lambda.Stringify(compiled))
 	}
 
-	process := executer.New(options)
+	process := executer.New(options, &compiled)
 	if options.Profile != "" {
 		profiler := performance.Track(options.Profile)
 		process.On("start", profiler.Start)
 		process.On("end", profiler.End)
 	}
 
+	if options.Explanation {
+		explanation.Track(process)
+	}
+
 	statistics := statistics.Track()
 	process.On("start", statistics.Start)
 	process.On("step", statistics.Step)
 	process.On("end", statistics.End)
 
-	process.Run(&compiled)
-	cli.HandleError(err)
+	process.Run()
 
 	fmt.Println(lambda.Stringify(compiled))
 	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, statistics.Results.String())
diff --git a/internal/executer/executer.go b/internal/executer/executer.go
index 69d1fe0..d3fa123 100644
--- a/internal/executer/executer.go
+++ b/internal/executer/executer.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package executer
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/config"
@@ -10,28 +9,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Executor struct {
-	Config *config.Config
+	Config     *config.Config
+	Expression *lambda.Expression
 	emitter.Emitter
 }
 
-func New(config *config.Config) *Executor {
-	return &Executor{Config: config}
+func New(config *config.Config, expression *lambda.Expression) *Executor {
+	return &Executor{Config: config, Expression: expression}
 }
 
-func (e Executor) Run(expr *lambda.Expression) {
+func (e Executor) Run() {
 	e.Emit("start")
 
-	if e.Config.Explanation {
-		fmt.Println(lambda.Stringify(*expr))
-	}
-
-	for lambda.ReduceOnce(expr) {
+	for lambda.ReduceOnce(e.Expression) {
 		e.Emit("step")
 		if e.Config.Verbose {
-			slog.Info("reduction", "tree", lambda.Stringify(*expr))
-		}
-		if e.Config.Explanation {
-			fmt.Println("    =", lambda.Stringify(*expr))
+			slog.Info("reduction", "tree", lambda.Stringify(*e.Expression))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/explanation/tracker.go b/internal/explanation/tracker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e9ef98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/explanation/tracker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package explanation
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/internal/executer"
+	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/pkg/lambda"
+)
+
+type Tracker struct {
+	process *executer.Executor
+}
+
+func Track(process *executer.Executor) *Tracker {
+	tracker := &Tracker{process: process}
+	process.On("start", tracker.Start)
+	process.On("step", tracker.Step)
+
+	return tracker
+}
+
+func (t *Tracker) Start() {
+	fmt.Println(lambda.Stringify(*t.process.Expression))
+}
+
+func (t *Tracker) Step() {
+	fmt.Println("    =", lambda.Stringify(*t.process.Expression))
+}
diff --git a/internal/performance/performance.go b/internal/performance/tracker.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/performance/performance.go
rename to internal/performance/tracker.go
diff --git a/internal/statistics/statistics.go b/internal/statistics/tracker.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/statistics/statistics.go
rename to internal/statistics/tracker.go