diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4ec2ba..f01991a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func main() {
                                 if event.Name == inotify.EventCreate {
                                         err = watcher.AddWatch(event.Path)
                                         if err != nil {
-                                                log.Fatalf("failed to add watch %s, error: %v\n", os.Args[1], err)
+                                                log.Fatalf("failed to add watch %s, error: %v\n", event.Path, err)
                                         }
                                 }
                                 fmt.Println("Directory:", event.Path, "event:", event.Name)
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 6780a99..12eec01 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func main() {
 				if event.Name == inotify.EventCreate {
 					err = watcher.AddWatch(event.Path)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Fatalf("failed to add watch %s, error: %v\n", os.Args[1], err)
+						log.Fatalf("failed to add watch %s, error: %v\n", event.Path, err)
 					}
 				}
 				fmt.Println("Directory:", event.Path, "event:", event.Name)