diff --git a/app/build.py b/app/build.py
index 51c77b7..ec4d92b 100644
--- a/app/build.py
+++ b/app/build.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import os
 
 
-def html_file(filename: str, contentPath: Path): #renders markwown from filename 
-    filePath = contentPath / f"{filename}.md"
+def html_file(filename, contentPath): #renders markwown from filename 
+    filePath = Path(f"{contentPath}/{filename}.md")
     # 3. Protect against missing files
     if not filePath.is_file():
         return f"<h1>404</h1><p>Could not find {filename}.md in {filePath}</p>", 404
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ def obsidian_vault(dest = "/vault"): # makes sure there is a vault in dest
     print("cloned vault!")
     return 1
 
-def public_notes(src: str): # return a list of notes tagged with public from an obsidian directory
+def public_notes(privateVault = "/vault"): # return a list of notes tagged with public from an obsidian directory in privateVault
     # build vault object from source
-    vault = Vault(src)
+    vault = Vault(privateVault)
     if not(vault):
         print("could not find vault")
         raise NameError("vaultNotFound")
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def public_notes(src: str): # return a list of notes tagged with public from an
     return vault.get_notes_with_tag("public")
 
 
-def public_vault(dest: str, src: str = "/content"): # build the public vault in dest from an obsidian repo in src
-    for note in public_notes(src):
+def public_vault(privateVault = "/vault", dest = "/content"): # build the public vault in dest from an obsidian repo in src
+    for note in public_notes(privateVault):
         print(note.title)
         shutil.copy2(f"{note.path}", dest)