diff --git a/src/gopher/type.rs b/src/gopher/type.rs
index 0d255fb..b8c3fa2 100644
--- a/src/gopher/type.rs
+++ b/src/gopher/type.rs
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ impl Type {
     }
 
     /// Gopher Item Type to RFC char.
-    pub fn to_char(self) -> Option<char> {
-        Some(match self {
+    pub fn to_char(self) -> char {
+        match self {
             Type::Text => '0',
             Type::Menu => '1',
             Type::CSOEntity => '2',
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl Type {
             Type::Calendar => 'c',
             Type::Xml => 'x',
             Type::Mailbox => 'M',
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     /// Create a Gopher Item Type from its RFC char code.
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ impl Type {
 
 impl fmt::Display for Type {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        if let Some(c) = self.to_char() {
-            write!(f, "{}", c)
-        } else {
-            write!(f, "?")
-        }
+        write!(f, "{}", self.to_char())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/phetchdir.rs b/src/phetchdir.rs
index b18a598..794bc4f 100644
--- a/src/phetchdir.rs
+++ b/src/phetchdir.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn append(filename: &str, label: &str, url: &str) -> Result<()> {
             write!(
                 file,
                 "{}{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\r\n",
-                u.typ.to_char().unwrap_or('i'),
+                u.typ.to_char(),
                 label,
                 u.sel,
                 u.host,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn prepend(filename: &str, label: &str, url: &str) -> Result<()> {
             write!(
                 file,
                 "{}{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\r\n",
-                url.typ.to_char().unwrap_or('i'),
+                url.typ.to_char(),
                 label,
                 url.sel,
                 url.host,