diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 344d23a..6137da8 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ import markdown
 import os
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-vault_path = os.getenv("VAULT_PATH", "/vault") # Optional default value
-
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-PRIVATE_VAULR_DIR = Path("/content")
-PUBLIC_VAULT_DIR = "/vault"
+PRIVATE_VAULT_DIR = Path("/vault")
+PUBLIC_VAULT_DIR = "/content"
 
-build.obsidian_vault(VAULT_DIR) # initialize the private obsidian repo
-build.public_vault(VAULT_DIR) # initialize the public notes from the private repo
+build.obsidian_vault(PRIVATE_VAULT_DIR) # initialize the private obsidian repo
+build.public_vault(PUBLIC_VAULT_DIR) # initialize the public notes from the private repo
 
 @app.route("/")
 def index():
@@ -25,4 +23,4 @@ def index():
 
 @app.route ("/<filename>") # renders a filename if not otherwise specified
 def render_post(filename):
-    return build.html_file(filename, CONTENT_DIR)
+    return build.html_file(filename, PUBLIC_VAULT_DIR)
diff --git a/app/build.py b/app/build.py
index fd2ad7e..51c77b7 100644
--- a/app/build.py
+++ b/app/build.py
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ def obsidian_vault(dest = "/vault"): # makes sure there is a vault in dest
         print ("token not found, cant build vault")
         raise NameError("tokenNotFound")
         return 0
-        url = f"https://{token}@{url}"
+
+    url = f"https://{token}@{url}"
+
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(dest, '.git')):
         #TODO handle merge conflictsjjj
         print (f"pulling vault from {url} in {dest}")
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ def public_notes(src: str): # return a list of notes tagged with public from an
     # return a list of notes
     return vault.get_notes_with_tag("public")
 
-def public_vault(dest: str): # build the public vault in dest from an obsidian repo in src
+
+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):
         print(note.title)
         shutil.copy2(f"{note.path}", dest)
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index e4935e2..1ea83f5 100755
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ services:
     ports:
       - '80:80'
     volumes:
-      - ./content:/content
-      - ./public-vault:/vault
+      - ./content:/content #public
+      - ./public-vault:/vault #private