if tagdir_parsing__is_killme "${_FILENAME}"; then
             _TYPE='directory'
             _PATH_ABS="/${_PATH_REL_PARENT}"
+            _EXPECTED_PERMISSIONS=755
         elif tagdir_parsing__is_linkme "${_FILENAME}"; then
             _TYPE='symbolic link'
             _PARSED=$(tagdir_parsing__parse_linkme "${_PATH_REL}")
            _PATH_ABS=$(echo "${_PARSED}" | head -1)
            _LINK_TARGET=$(echo "${_PARSED}" | tail -1)
+            _EXPECTED_PERMISSIONS=777
         else
             _TYPE='regular file'
             _PATH_ABS="/${_PATH_REL}"
         else
             _EXPECTED_OWNERSHIP='root:root'
         fi
-        if [ 'symbolic link' = "${_TYPE}" ]; then
-            _EXPECTED_PERMISSIONS=777
-        elif [ 'directory' = "${_TYPE}" ]; then
-            _EXPECTED_PERMISSIONS=755
-        else
+        if [ 'regular file' = "${_TYPE}" ]; then
             _EXPECTED_PERMISSIONS=$(stat --format='%a' --dereference ${_PATH_REL})
         fi
         set +e