diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
index 32da635e1..93a734b22 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::{error::Error, path::PathBuf};
 
+use self::picker::PickerKeyHandler;
+
 struct Utf8PathBuf {
     path: String,
     is_dir: bool,
@@ -667,6 +669,8 @@ pub fn file_explorer(
         )
     };
 
+    type KeyHandler = PickerKeyHandler<(PathBuf, bool)>;
+
     let picker = Picker::new(
         columns,
         0,
@@ -689,11 +693,11 @@ pub fn file_explorer(
     .with_cursor(cursor.unwrap_or_default())
     .with_preview(|_editor, (path, _is_dir)| Some((path.as_path().into(), None)))
     .with_key_handlers(hashmap! {
-        alt!('n') => Box::new(create_file) as Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &(PathBuf, bool), u32) + 'static>,
-        alt!('m') => Box::new(move_file) as Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &(PathBuf, bool), u32) + 'static>,
-        alt!('d') => Box::new(delete_file) as Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &(PathBuf, bool), u32) + 'static>,
-        alt!('c') => Box::new(copy_file) as Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &(PathBuf, bool), u32) + 'static>,
-        alt!('y') => Box::new(copy_path) as Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &(PathBuf, bool), u32) + 'static>
+        alt!('n') => Box::new(create_file) as KeyHandler,
+        alt!('m') => Box::new(move_file) as KeyHandler,
+        alt!('d') => Box::new(delete_file) as KeyHandler,
+        alt!('c') => Box::new(copy_file) as KeyHandler,
+        alt!('y') => Box::new(copy_path) as KeyHandler,
     });
 
     Ok(picker)
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
index 87937cc7b..639fb8732 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ pub struct Picker<T: 'static + Send + Sync, D: 'static> {
     widths: Vec<Constraint>,
 
     callback_fn: PickerCallback<T>,
-    custom_key_handlers: PickerKeyHandler<T>,
+    custom_key_handlers: PickerKeyHandlers<T>,
 
     pub truncate_start: bool,
     /// Caches paths to documents
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl<T: 'static + Send + Sync, D: 'static + Send + Sync> Picker<T, D> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn with_key_handlers(mut self, handlers: PickerKeyHandler<T>) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_key_handlers(mut self, handlers: PickerKeyHandlers<T>) -> Self {
         self.custom_key_handlers = handlers;
         self
     }
@@ -1185,4 +1185,5 @@ impl<T: 'static + Send + Sync, D> Drop for Picker<T, D> {
 }
 
 type PickerCallback<T> = Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &T, Action)>;
-pub type PickerKeyHandler<T> = HashMap<KeyEvent, Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &T, u32) + 'static>>;
+pub type PickerKeyHandler<T> = Box<dyn Fn(&mut Context, &T, u32) + 'static>;
+pub type PickerKeyHandlers<T> = HashMap<KeyEvent, PickerKeyHandler<T>>;