diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a657f7..a441e38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-# nerd_tree
+# Nerd tree
 
-A bad version of the unix-like tree command and a visual version of find command that shows the results found in a visual tree
\ No newline at end of file
+An ugly version of the unix-like tree command and a visual version of find command that shows the results found in a visual tree.
+Branch is unstable and under development
diff --git a/src/__pycache__/tree_repr.cpython-39.pyc b/src/__pycache__/tree_repr.cpython-39.pyc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2293d0
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diff --git a/src/tree_repr.py b/src/tree_repr.py
index 17b89fa..d6c323a 100644
--- a/src/tree_repr.py
+++ b/src/tree_repr.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ def nerd_tree_sort_dirfirst(startpath):
   files = [] 
   dirs = []
 
+
+
   for item in os.listdir(startpath):
     if os.path.isdir(startpath + item):
       dirs.append(item)
@@ -60,46 +62,6 @@ def nerd_tree_sort(startpath, dirfirst=True):
 
   return os.listdir(startpath)
 
-def OLDnerd_tree(startpath, prec_seps=[]):
-  if not startpath.endswith('/'):
-    tosplit = startpath
-    startpath = startpath + '/'
-  else:
-    tosplit = startpath[:-1]
-
-  rootnode = tosplit.split('/')[-1]
-
-  items = nerd_tree_sort(startpath, dirfirst=True)
-
-  ## rootnode is always a dir -> colorize 
-  nerd_tree_txt = 'd_' + rootnode
-
-  for n, item in enumerate(items):
-    if item in ITEMS_TO_EXCLUDE:
-      continue
-
-    islast = (n==len(items) -1)
-
-    sep = CHILD_CONNECTOR
-    if islast:
-      sep = LAST_CHILD_CONNECTOR
-
-    if not islast:
-      psep_char = VERTICAL_CONNECTOR
-    else:
-      psep_char = ''
-
-    if os.path.isdir(startpath+item):
-      seps = prec_seps[:]
-      seps.append((psep_char, ''))
-      treeline = produce_treeline(prec_seps, (sep, ' ')) + ' ' + nerd_tree(startpath+item, prec_seps=seps)
-    else:
-      treeline = produce_treeline(prec_seps, (sep, item))
-
-    nerd_tree_txt += '\n' + treeline
-
-  return nerd_tree_txt
-
 def nerd_tree_from_struct(rootnode, prec_seps=[]):
   '''
   rootnode is a dict
@@ -176,7 +138,12 @@ def nerd_tree_struct(startpath, path=[]):
     }
 
   # using listdir
-  items = nerd_tree_sort(startpath, dirfirst=True)
+  try:
+    items = nerd_tree_sort(startpath, dirfirst=True)
+  except Exception as ss:
+    print(f'Path: {startpath} not readable because {ss}')
+    items = []
+    d.setdefault('not_readable', 1)
 
   for item in items:
     if item in ITEMS_TO_EXCLUDE: