diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0c85741..51d6f87 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ type holder struct {
 	connection *websocket.Conn
 }
 
-const exampleSlidesDirName = "example"
-
 func main() {
 	port := flag.String("port", "8080", "http port the server is starting on")
-	rootDir := flag.String("dir", exampleSlidesDirName, "root dir of your presentation")
+	rootDir := flag.String("dir", "example", "root dir of your presentation")
 	title := flag.String("title", "Slide", "html title")
 	devMode := flag.Bool("dev", false, "dev true to start a filewatcher and reload the edited slide")
 	flag.Parse()
diff --git a/slides.go b/slides.go
index c8ec6b2..7d86362 100644
--- a/slides.go
+++ b/slides.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (h *holder) parse() {
 		h.slides = make([]slide, 0)
 		filepath.Walk(h.dir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 			if info == nil || info.IsDir() {
-				return filepath.SkipDir
+				return nil
 			}
 			// reading all the files, check file ext before reading?
 			content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)