diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index b27c2fb..9e078cd 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -28,20 +28,22 @@ unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path){
 	DIR *dir = opendir(path);
 	unsigned long entry_count = 0;
 	struct dirent *entry;
-	if (dir && file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) {
-		while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
-			entry_count++;
-		}
-		/* removes files "." and ".." */
-		entry_count -= 2;
-	} else if (dir) {
-		while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
-			if (entry->d_name[0] != '.') {
+	if (dir) {
+		if (file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) {
+			while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
 				entry_count++;
-			} 
+			}
+			/* removes files "." and ".." */
+			entry_count -= 2;
+		} else {
+			while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
+				if (entry->d_name[0] != '.') {
+					entry_count++;
+				} 
+			}
 		}
+		closedir(dir);
 	}
-	closedir(dir);
 	return entry_count;
 
 }