diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index 3cf30a3..2573556 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl<'a> Core<'a> {
         for meta in metas {
             println!(
                 "{}  {}  {}  {}  {}  {}{}",
-                self.formatter.format_permissions(&meta),
+                meta.permissions.render(),
                 self.formatter.format_user(&meta.user, max_user_length),
                 self.formatter.format_group(&meta.group, max_group_length),
                 meta.size
diff --git a/src/formatter.rs b/src/formatter.rs
index 98ab218..001349f 100644
--- a/src/formatter.rs
+++ b/src/formatter.rs
@@ -73,20 +73,6 @@ impl Formatter {
         color.paint(time.ctime().to_string()).to_string()
     }
 
-    pub fn format_permissions(&self, meta: &Meta) -> String {
-        let mut res = String::with_capacity(11);
-
-        match meta.node_type {
-            Type::File => res += &Colors[&Elem::File].paint("."),
-            Type::Directory => res += &Colors[&Elem::Dir].paint("d"),
-            Type::SymLink(_) => res += &Colors[&Elem::SymLink].paint("l"),
-        }
-
-        res += &meta.permissions.render();
-
-        res.to_string()
-    }
-
     pub fn format_user(&self, user_name: &str, max_user_size: usize) -> String {
         if user_name.len() == max_user_size {
             return Colors[&Elem::User].paint(user_name).to_string();
diff --git a/src/meta/permissions.rs b/src/meta/permissions.rs
index c3b5eac..5b0bd40 100644
--- a/src/meta/permissions.rs
+++ b/src/meta/permissions.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use super::Type;
 use ansi_term::{ANSIString, Colour};
 use color::{Colors, Elem};
 use std::fs::Metadata;
@@ -5,6 +6,8 @@ use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Permissions {
+    pub file_type: Type,
+
     pub user_read: bool,
     pub user_write: bool,
     pub user_execute: bool,
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Metadata> for Permissions {
         let has_bit = |bit| bits & bit == bit;
 
         Permissions {
+            file_type: Type::from(meta),
+
             user_read: has_bit(modes::USER_READ),
             user_write: has_bit(modes::USER_WRITE),
             user_execute: has_bit(modes::USER_EXECUTE),
@@ -49,7 +54,13 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Metadata> for Permissions {
 
 impl Permissions {
     pub fn render(&self) -> String {
-        let mut res = String::with_capacity(10);
+        let mut res = String::with_capacity(11);
+
+        match self.file_type {
+            Type::File => res += &Colors[&Elem::File].paint("."),
+            Type::Directory => res += &Colors[&Elem::Dir].paint("d"),
+            Type::SymLink(_) => res += &Colors[&Elem::SymLink].paint("l"),
+        }
 
         let bit = |bit, chr: &'static str, color: Colour| {
             if bit {