diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 9bc3107..2b69960 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ typedef struct{
 	GtkApplication *app;
 	GtkWidget *window;
 	GtkWidget *input;
-	GtkWidget* box;
-	GtkWidget* grid;
+	GtkWidget *box;
+	GtkWidget *grid;
 	char dir[256];
 } Appdata;
 
@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@ int *check_dir(int *arr, DIR *d, char *directory){
 // activates after enter dir in input
 void on_entry_activate(GtkEntry *entry, Appdata *data){
 	const gchar *user_text;
-    GtkTextIter end_iter;
     user_text = gtk_editable_get_text(GTK_EDITABLE(entry));
-	snprintf(data->dir, sizeof(data->dir), "%s", user_text);
+    g_print("input: %s\n", user_text);
+    // check empty input
+	if (strcmp(user_text, "") || strcmp(user_text, " ")){
+		snprintf(data->dir, sizeof(data->dir), "/");
+	}
+	else{
+		snprintf(data->dir, sizeof(data->dir), "%s", user_text);
+	}
 	remove_child(data);
 	buttons(data->app,data,data->dir);
 }