diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index df588a8..d640ecc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func init() {
 		log.Lmicroseconds|log.Lshortfile)
 }
 
+// I actually don't even know if this works or not.........
+// Changes can be seen in windows system properties fucking thing
+// But not in new terminals
+// And rerunning the program even with a new terminal will
 func main() {
 	currentPath := os.Getenv("PATH")
 	paths := strings.Split(currentPath, ";")
@@ -75,9 +79,35 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	for _, path := range alwaysInclude {
-		if !contains(cleanPaths, path) {
-			cleanPaths = append(cleanPaths, path)
+		path = filepath.Clean(path)
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+			var err error
+			path, err = filepath.Abs(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				Error.Printf("error getting absolute path for %v: %v", path, err)
+				return
+			}
 		}
+		path = filepath.FromSlash(path)
+
+		fhandle, err := os.Open(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				Warning.Printf("Path %v does not exist", path)
+				continue
+			}
+			Warning.Printf("Error opening path %v: %v", path, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		fhandle.Close()
+
+		if slices.Contains(cleanPaths, path) {
+			Warning.Printf("Path %v already exists in cleanPaths", path)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		cleanPaths = append(cleanPaths, path)
+		log.Printf("Added path %v", path)
 	}
 
 	newPath := strings.Join(cleanPaths, ";")