diff --git a/raps.py b/raps.py
index cedd377..ea12191 100755
--- a/raps.py
+++ b/raps.py
@@ -1,43 +1,48 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+import argparse
+import datetime
+import hashlib
+import os
 import random
 import secrets
-import os
+import string
 import sys
-import hashlib
 
 DEFAULT_SECRET_PATH = 'secret'
 
 def create_secret():
+    """returns 128 bytes of randomness as hex bytes"""
     return secrets.token_hex(128)
 
 def generate_password():
-    import string
+    """returns a random 24 char password"""
     alphabet = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + '!"#$%&\'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\\]^_`{|}'
     return ''.join(random.choice(alphabet) for i in range(24))
 
 def month_timestamp():
-    import datetime
+    """returns the unix timestamp of the first of the current month"""
     today = datetime.datetime.now()
     start_of_month = datetime.datetime(today.year, today.month, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0)
     return int(start_of_month.timestamp())
 
 def generate_seed(secret):
-    m = hashlib.sha256()
-    m.update(bytes.fromhex(secret))
-    m.update(str(month_timestamp()).encode())
-    return m.digest()
+    """returns an rng seed based on the current date"""
+    hash_object = hashlib.sha256()
+    hash_object.update(bytes.fromhex(secret))
+    hash_object.update(str(month_timestamp()).encode())
+    return hash_object.digest()
 
 def generate_secret(secret_path):
+    """generates a secret and writes it as a file"""
     print('Generating a new secret... ', end='')
     secret = create_secret()
-    with open(secret_path, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(secret)
+    with open(secret_path, 'w') as file:
+        file.write(secret)
     print('done. Send this to the other party:')
     print(secret)
 
 def main():
-    import argparse
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
                 prog='Remote Admin Password Solution',
                 description='Generate rotating passwords based on a shared secret'
@@ -47,7 +52,10 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    secret_path = args.secret if args.secret else DEFAULT_SECRET_PATH
+    if args.secret:
+        secret_path = os.path.realpath(args.secret)
+    else:
+        secret_path = os.path.realpath(DEFAULT_SECRET_PATH)
 
     secret = ''
     if args.new_secret:
@@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ def main():
     except FileNotFoundError:
         print(f'ERROR: Secret file {secret_path} could not be found.')
         sys.exit(1)
+
     print(f'Secret {secret_path} loaded.')
 
     random.seed(generate_seed(secret))