diff --git a/src/params/mod.rs b/src/params/mod.rs
index 53c561b..aa58b97 100644
--- a/src/params/mod.rs
+++ b/src/params/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ use clap::Parser;
 pub struct Args {
     /// The directory to download mp3 files into
     /// Defaults to the current directory
-    #[arg(short, long)]
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value = ".")]
     pub directory: String,
 }