diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index f285a5a..0932ca0 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
     #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
     pub exact: bool,
 
-    /// Print all matches in parent directories, not just the first
+    /// Print only the path containing the file, don't include the filename
     #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
     pub output_dir_only: bool,
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ec436eb..72e8b96 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ fn main() {
             if (!cli.exact && file_name.contains(&cli.search.to_string()))
                 || file_name == cli.search.to_string()
             {
-                let path = file.as_ref().unwrap().path();
+                let path = if !cli.output_dir_only {
+                    file.as_ref().unwrap().path()
+                } else {
+                    directory.clone()
+                };
+
                 let out = if cli.output_cannonical {
                     fs::canonicalize(path)
                         .expect("Encountered error while converting found item to canonical name")