diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af1837c..b4d3e91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ extern crate bitsy_parser;
 use bitsy_parser::game::Game;
 use std::{env, fs};
 
+const SYNTAX_ERROR: &str = "No input path specified. Usage: `bitsy-validate filepath`";
+
 fn main() {
-    let input_file = env::args()
-        .nth(1)
-        .expect("No input path specified. Usage: `bitsy-validate filepath`");
-
-    Game::from(fs::read_to_string(input_file).unwrap()).unwrap();
-
+    let input = env::args().nth(1).expect(SYNTAX_ERROR);
+    Game::from(fs::read_to_string(input).unwrap()).unwrap();
     println!("OK!");
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs b/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs
index ba9c833..b8a4f1e 100644
--- a/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{env, fs};
 const SYNTAX_ERROR: &str = "No input path specified. Usage: `bitsy-validate filepath`";
 
 fn main() {
-    let input_file = env::args().nth(1).expect(SYNTAX_ERROR);
-    Game::from(fs::read_to_string(input_file).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let input = env::args().nth(1).expect(SYNTAX_ERROR);
+    Game::from(fs::read_to_string(input).unwrap()).unwrap();
     println!("OK!");
 }