diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60ae8b257cfff31314ef10a35f99b49ecb550e9d..91801ce1bad4da534bf13dad51294dbe415a9b70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -325,5 +325,7 @@ Individual LaTeX commands can be looked up here:
 
 ## Change Log
 
-- Version 1.0.25 (20220622174620)
-    - Added support for `gitlab sync` command
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+- Version 1.0
+  - Bug fixes 
+  - Added support for `gitlab sync` command
+  - initial release
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diff --git a/application/source/files.go b/application/source/files.go
index 5e8d6dc2bf06b336c0c74154fd9063e70221272b..d17a1327cf7caa375182eba0df1e10e85db39167 100644
--- a/application/source/files.go
+++ b/application/source/files.go
@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@ import (
 //
 func collectStructureFromFiles(directory string) (error, map[string]*requirement) {
 
-	cleanedDirectory := path.Clean(directory)
+	cleanedDirectory, err := filepath.Abs(path.Clean(directory))
 
 	pageMap := make(map[string]*requirement)
 
-	//pageMap := []requirement{}
-
-	err := filepath.Walk(cleanedDirectory,
+	err = filepath.Walk(cleanedDirectory,
 		func(current string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ func collectStructureFromFiles(directory string) (error, map[string]*requirement
 
 			if err != nil {
 				printWarning("the file contains structural errors. check the YAML and if necessary the template.", cleanedPath, err)
-				return nil
 			}
 
 			bd := []byte(cleanedDirectory)
diff --git a/release.json b/release.json
index f6287d8b81220aec451929661c1b327d6bd91073..4e387676f2402ba793d1106a3a3a0e09854a1893 100644
--- a/release.json
+++ b/release.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.0.34"
+  "version": "1.0.35"
 }
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