diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 5bd4e51..471d0db 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ impl Args
 			trace!("paths: Ignoring empty line. Yielding then continuing.");
 			tokio::task::yield_now().await;
 			continue;
-		    } else {
+		    } else if path_bytes[n-1] == b'\n' {
 			&path_bytes[.. (path_bytes.len()-1)]
+		    } else {
+			path_bytes
 		    };
 		    let path = Path::new(OsStr::from_bytes(path_bytes));
 		    trace!("Read path {:?}", path);
@@ -276,6 +278,10 @@ where I: Iterator<Item = String>
 		.with_section(move || limit.header("Invalid parameter was"))?;
 	    match limit {
 		0 => None,
+		1 => {
+		    warn!("`--recursive 1` is a no-op, did you mean `--recursive 2`?");
+		    Some(1)
+		},
 		n => Some(n),
 	    }
 	} else {