diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f25adc..0f6d330 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ indir [--host address] [--port port] [--root http_root] directory
     --root http_root    hosts on the specified subdirectory, i.e. `/files/`
 ```
 
+## customization
+
+### readme
+drop a `README.md` into any directory and indir will render
+it below the file listing with full markdown support!
+
+---
+
 ## to-do:
 - [x] use templates instead of hard-coded HTML (i was lazy)
-- [ ] directory header from readme file
+- [x] directory header from readme file
 - [ ] directory stylesheet overrides
+- [x] index.html serving support
+- [ ] fix mime-types for browser file view
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a7a0b01..d01ac12 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		// serve index.html if present (case-sensitive)
-		indexPath := fpath + "/index.html"
+		indexPath := filepath.Join(fpath, "index.html")
 		if indexInfo, err := os.Stat(indexPath); err == nil && !indexInfo.IsDir() {
 		    http.ServeFile(w, r, indexPath)
 			return