diff --git a/cudir.cc b/cudir.cc
index 7158b8c..986240a 100644
--- a/cudir.cc
+++ b/cudir.cc
@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ trimYear( const int year )
 int
 main( const int argcnt, const char *const argvec[] )
 {
-	std::filesystem::path where="./";
 	const auto args= Alepha::handleOptions( argcnt, argvec );
 
+	std::filesystem::path where= args.empty() ? "./" : args.at( 0 );
+
 	const auto entries= getEntries( where );
 
 	const auto widest= std::max_element( begin( entries ), end( entries ),