diff --git a/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/imports.rs b/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/imports.rs
index 4f88257121013..63870e91a7a1e 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/imports.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/imports.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ fn check_import_as_tsconfig_path_alias(
         return Ok((false, None));
     }
 
-    let dir = file_path.parent().expect("file_path must have a parent");
+    let dir = file_path
+        .parent()
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::NoParentDir(file_path.to_owned()))?;
 
     match resolver.resolve(dir, import) {
         Ok(resolution) => {
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ pub(crate) fn check_package_import(
         });
     }
     let package_node = PackageNode::Workspace(PackageName::Other(package_name.to_string()));
-    let folder = file_path.parent().expect("file_path should have a parent");
+    let folder = file_path.parent()?;
     let is_valid_dependency = dependency_locations.is_dependency(&package_node);
 
     if !is_valid_dependency
diff --git a/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/lib.rs b/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/lib.rs
index 0cf08453dbdb8..34290056f148d 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-boundaries/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #![allow(clippy::sliced_string_as_bytes)]
-#![allow(clippy::expect_used, clippy::unwrap_used)]
+#![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
 // miette's derive macro causes false positives for these lints
 #![allow(unused_assignments)]