diff --git a/qgpg/__init__.py b/qgpg/__init__.py
index c88d59f..7103edb 100644
--- a/qgpg/__init__.py
+++ b/qgpg/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-__version__ = "20240627.1"
+__version__ = "20240730.0"
 
 import argparse
 import os
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ class Processor:
             if os.path.isfile(root):
                 return [root]
             raise ValueError("path is not a file, and no --recursive")
+        if recurse:
+            if os.path.isfile(root):
+                raise ValueError("path is a file, and --recursive used")
         filelist = []
         for path, dirs, files in os.walk(root):
             dirs.sort()
@@ -326,13 +329,13 @@ class Processor:
         print(f"Generated {self.opts.key} and {self.opts.key}.pub", file=sys.stderr)
 
     def process_single(self, in_file):
-
         if self.opts.command == "encrypt":
             auto_path = in_file + self.suffix
         if self.opts.command == "decrypt":
             auto_path = in_file[: -len(self.suffix)]
         if self.opts.recursive and self.opts.out_path:
             out_file = os.path.join(self.opts.out_path, strip_prefix(auto_path, self.opts.path))
+            print(out_file)
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(out_file), exist_ok=True)
         else:
             out_file = self.opts.out_path if self.opts.out_path else auto_path