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