diff --git a/read-pbf b/read-pbf
index 7c4bde1..6d93b24 100755
--- a/read-pbf
+++ b/read-pbf
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ case $key in
 			shift # past database
 			first=2
 		elif [ "$first" == "2" ]; then
-			file="$2"
+			file="$1"
 			shift # past file
 			first=0
 		else