3 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 9985aaa..e6b93ae 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ func merge(files map[string][]byte) (merged []byte) {
 
 // COMPILED and INTERACTIVE modes
 
-func parse(dirPath string, elements map[string][]byte, exts []string, overwrite bool) map[string][]byte {
+func parse(dirPath string, elements map[string][]byte, exts []string, overwrite bool) (map[string][]byte, bool) {
+        parsed := false
         _, filesList := fcmd.Ls(dirPath)
         for _, fileName := range filesList {
                 if isParsable(fileName, exts) && (overwrite || elements[fileName[:len(fileName)-len(path.Ext(fileName))]] == nil) {
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@ func parse(dirPath string, elements map[string][]byte, exts []string, overwrite
                         if err != nil {
                                 fmt.Println(err)
                         }
+                        parsed = true
                 }
         }
-        return elements
+        return elements, parsed
 }
 
 func compile(dirPath string, elements map[string][]byte, sourceDir, outputDir, saveAs string, exts []string, recursive bool) {
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ func compile(dirPath string, elements map[string][]byte, sourceDir, outputDir, s
                 return
         }
 
-        elements = parse(dirPath, elements, exts, true)
+        parsed := false
+        elements, parsed = parse(dirPath, elements, exts, true)
 
         if recursive {
                 dirs, _ := fcmd.Ls(dirPath)
@@ -98,6 +101,10 @@ func compile(dirPath string, elements map[string][]byte, sourceDir, outputDir, s
                 }
         }
 
+        if !parsed {
+                return
+        }
+
         pagePath := strings.TrimPrefix(dirPath, sourceDir)
 
         template := merge(elements)
diff --git a/dynamic.go b/dynamic.go
index ace70ed..9df04b9 100644
--- a/dynamic.go
+++ b/dynamic.go
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ func handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
         // parse these dirs
         elements := make(map[string][]byte)
         for i := len(dirs) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-                elements = parse(path.Join(*settings.sourceDir, dirs[i]), elements, settings.exts, false)
+                parsed := false
+                elements, parsed = parse(path.Join(*settings.sourceDir, dirs[i]), elements, settings.exts, false)
+                if (i == len(dirs)-1) && !parsed {
+                        http.Error(w, "404 page not found", http.StatusNotFound)
+                        return
+                }
         }
 
         // render the page
diff --git a/interactive.go b/interactive.go
index 1baa4cc..221a189 100644
--- a/interactive.go
+++ b/interactive.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func parseParents(dir, sourceDir string, exts []string) map[string][]byte {
         dirs := strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(dir, sourceDir), "/")
         elements := make(map[string][]byte)
         for _, dir := range dirs {
-                elements = parse(path.Join(sourceDir, dir), elements, exts, false)
+                elements, _ = parse(path.Join(sourceDir, dir), elements, exts, false)
         }
         return elements
 }