diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 34a7d70..1ba03ee 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	syslog(LOG_DAEMON, "file:%s", file);
 
 	/* go to dir */
-	echdir(dir);
+	if (*dir)
+		echdir(dir);
 
 	/* regular file to stdout */
 	display_file(file);