diff --git a/lib/sshyp.py b/lib/sshyp.py
index 618893e..5dc6dd7 100755
--- a/lib/sshyp.py
+++ b/lib/sshyp.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import os
 from os import chmod, environ, listdir, remove, uname, walk
-from os.path import expanduser
+from os.path import expanduser, isdir
 from pathlib import Path
 from random import randint
 from shutil import get_terminal_size, move, rmtree
@@ -467,10 +466,10 @@ def no_arg():  # displays a list of entries and gives an option to select one fo
     if not Path(f"{directory}{_entry_name}.gpg").exists():
         if not _entry_name:
             print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: missing entry name\u001b[0m\n")
-        elif os.path.isdir(f"{directory}{_entry_name}"):
-            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry ({_entry_name}) is a directory\u001b[0m\n")
+        elif isdir(f"{directory}{_entry_name}"):
+            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry (/{_entry_name}) is a directory\u001b[0m\n")
         else:
-            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry ({_entry_name}) does not exist\u001b[0m\n")
+            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry (/{_entry_name}) does not exist\u001b[0m\n")
         s_exit(2)
     _shm_folder, _shm_entry = shm_gen()
     determine_decrypt(directory + _entry_name, _shm_folder, _shm_entry)
@@ -482,10 +481,10 @@ def read_shortcut():  # shortcut to quickly read an entry
     if not Path(f"{directory}{arguments[0].replace('/', '', 1)}.gpg").exists():
         if not arguments[0].replace('/', '', 1):
             print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: missing entry name\u001b[0m\n")
-        elif os.path.isdir(f"{directory}{arguments[0].replace('/', '', 1)}"):
-            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry ({arguments[0].replace('/', '', 1)}) is a directory\u001b[0m\n")
+        elif isdir(f"{directory}{arguments[0].replace('/', '', 1)}"):
+            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry ({arguments[0]}) is a directory\u001b[0m\n")
         else:
-            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry ({arguments[0].replace('/', '', 1)}) does not exist\u001b[0m\n")
+            print(f"\n\u001b[38;5;9merror: entry ({arguments[0]}) does not exist\u001b[0m\n")
         s_exit(2)
     _shm_folder, _shm_entry = shm_gen()
     determine_decrypt(directory + arguments[0].replace('/', '', 1), _shm_folder, _shm_entry)