diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala
index a6fda47..5d49d30 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package net.kemitix.s3thorp
 
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+
 import cats.effect.ExitCase.{Canceled, Completed, Error}
 import cats.effect.{ExitCode, IO, IOApp}
 
@@ -7,10 +9,13 @@ object Main extends IOApp {
 
   def putStrLn(value: String) = IO { println(value) }
 
+  val defaultConfig: Config =
+    Config("(none)", "", Paths.get(".").toAbsolutePath)
+
   def program(args: List[String]): IO[ExitCode] =
     for {
       _ <- putStrLn("S3Thorp - hashed sync for s3")
-      a <- ParseArgs(args)
+      a <- ParseArgs(args, defaultConfig)
       _ <- Sync(a)
     } yield ExitCode.Success
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala
index 941b384..8559d09 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package net.kemitix.s3thorp
 
-import scopt.OParser
-import scopt.OParser.{builder,sequence, parse}
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+
 import cats.effect.IO
+import scopt.OParser
+import scopt.OParser.{builder, parse, sequence}
 
 object ParseArgs {
 
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ object ParseArgs {
       programName("S3Thorp"),
       head("s3thorp"),
       opt[String]('s', "source")
-        .action((str, c) => c.copy(source = str))
+        .action((str, c) => c.copy(source = Paths.get(str)))
         .required()
         .text("Source directory to sync to S3"),
       opt[String]('b', "bucket")
@@ -26,8 +28,8 @@ object ParseArgs {
     )
   }
 
-  def apply(args: List[String]): IO[Config] =
-    parse(configParser, args, Config()) match {
+  def apply(args: List[String], defaultConfig: Config): IO[Config] =
+    parse(configParser, args, defaultConfig) match {
       case Some(config) => IO.pure(config)
       case _ => IO.raiseError(new IllegalArgumentException)
     }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala
index de8bdea..85a57da 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package net.kemitix.s3thorp
 
-import java.nio.file.{Path, Paths}
+import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.time.Instant
 
 import cats.effect._
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ object Sync extends LocalFileStream with S3MetaDataEnricher {
   def apply(c: Config): IO[Unit] = for {
     _ <- putStrLn(s"Bucket: ${c.bucket}, Prefix: ${c.prefix}, Source: ${c.source}")
     _ <- {
-      streamDirectoryPaths(Paths.get(c.source)).flatMap(
+      streamDirectoryPaths(c.source).flatMap(
         enrichWithS3MetaData).flatMap(
         uploadRequiredFilter).flatMap(
         performUpload).compile.drain