diff --git a/dircomp.c b/dircomp.c
index 9f8b96b..278644b 100644
--- a/dircomp.c
+++ b/dircomp.c
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ bool analyze_directories(char* directory_to_analyze_1, char* directory_to_analyz
     struct dirent *element;
     DIR *directory1, *directory2;
 
+    if(strcmp(directory_to_analyze_1, directory_to_analyze_2) == 0){
+        return true;
+    }
+
     directory1 = opendir(directory_to_analyze_1);
     directory2 = opendir(directory_to_analyze_2);