diff --git a/src/maddog/app.py b/src/maddog/app.py
index b8315db..4727647 100644
--- a/src/maddog/app.py
+++ b/src/maddog/app.py
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ TODO_TODO_RE = re.compile(
 
 
 def get_files(dirname):
+    print(dirname, not dirname)
     if not dirname:
         dirname = "~/wiki/"
-    p = pathlib.Path(dirname[0]).expanduser()
+    else:
+        dirname = dirname[0]
+    p = pathlib.Path(dirname).expanduser()
     return p.rglob("*.md")