diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 59a702e..c6fa958 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <libsclogging.hpp>
 #include "requester.hpp"
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@ void print_version() {
 
 int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     try {
-        std::string base_url {"https://www.swiftcoder.nl/cpp1/"};
-        std::string next_url {"start.txt"};
         int opt_char, opt_val;
         struct option long_options[] = {
             {"help", no_argument, nullptr, 'h'},
@@ -57,28 +56,32 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
                     throw std::runtime_error("unrecognized option");
             }
         }
+        interpreter proc;
+        bool done {false};
         if (optind == argc) {
             // here when no file args
+            std::string base_url {"https://www.swiftcoder.nl/cpp1/"};
+            std::string next_url {"start.txt"};
+            std::string code;
+            requester req;
+            while (!done) {
+                code = req.get(base_url + next_url);
+                std::istringstream in {code};
+                next_url = proc.eval(in, done);
+                SCInfo(logger, next_url);
+            }
+            std::cout << next_url << '\n';
         }
         for (int i = optind; i < argc; ++i) {
             try {
-                next_url = argv[i];
+                done = false;
+                std::ifstream file {argv[i]};
+                proc.eval(file, done);
             } catch (const std::runtime_error& ex) {
                 std::cerr << "curly: " << ex.what() << '\n';
             }
         }
 
-        bool done {false};
-        std::string code;
-        requester req;
-        interpreter proc;
-        while (!done) {
-            code = req.get(base_url + next_url);
-            std::istringstream in {code};
-            next_url = proc.eval(in, done);
-            SCInfo(logger, next_url);
-        }
-        std::cout << next_url << '\n';
 
     } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
         std::cerr << "curly: " << ex.what() << '\n';