diff --git a/dots/bin/tp.sh b/dots/bin/tp.sh
index 6de686b..829f283 100755
--- a/dots/bin/tp.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/tp.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ for input_file in "$@"; do
         #echo "$line" >> ${log_file}
 
         # if input file has no path specified
-        if [[ ${input_file} != *"/"* ]]; then
-            input_file="${cwd}/${input_file}"
+        if [[ ${line} != *"/"* ]]; then
+            line="${cwd}/${line}"
         fi
 
         # substitute parts of the old path, from using the symlink folder, to the non-symlink folder
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ for input_file in "$@"; do
         # no replacemant should be done.
 
         # new_file=${original_string//old_substring/new_substring}
-        new_file=${input_file//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}
+        new_file=${line//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}
 
         if [[ -f "${new_file}" ]] || [[ -d "${new_file}" ]] ; then
             #trash-put "${new_file}"