diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/chx b/.config/shell/bin/chx
index f5223a7..5bfd1d0 100755
--- a/.config/shell/bin/chx
+++ b/.config/shell/bin/chx
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 
 # toggles whether a file or group of files is executable
 
-for FILE in "$@";do
-   if [  -x "$FILE" ];then
-      chmod -x "$FILE" &&
+for FILE; do
+   if [  -x "./$FILE" ]; then
+      chmod -x "./$FILE" &&
          echo -e "$FILE: -x"
-   elif ! [ -x "$FILE" ];then
-      chmod +x "$FILE" &&
+   elif ! [ -x "./$FILE" ]; then
+      chmod +x "./$FILE" &&
          echo -e "$FILE: +x"
-   else
-      echo "error: file $FILE does not exist" >&2
    fi
 done