diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index 1de6b15..8558cd4 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ int get_val(const std::string& target, const std::string& content) {
     return result;
 }
 
-std::string getFirstDir(std::string path) {
-    for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(path))
-        return entry.path();
-    return "";
+inline std::string getFirstDir(std::string_view path) {
+    // for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(path))
+        // return entry.path();
+    std::filesystem::directory_iterator(path)[0]; // can i just do that
+    // return "";
 }