diff --git a/csv_merge.py b/csv_merge.py
index f941f26..5995fe6 100644
--- a/csv_merge.py
+++ b/csv_merge.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 def process(directory):
     for subdir in [f.path for f in os.scandir(directory) if f.is_dir()]: #iterate over folders in directory
-        dirname = os.path.basename(subdir) 
+        dirname = os.path.basename(subdir)
+        if dirname == '':
+            dirname = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(subdir))
         mainCSV = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(subdir, f"{dirname}.csv"))
         candCSV = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(subdir, "cands","results_a.csv"))
         merge(mainCSV, candCSV, os.path.join(subdir, f"{dirname}_merged.csv"))
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if values.path is not None:
         process(path)
     elif values.directory is not None:
-        dirname = os.path.basename(values.directory) 
+        dirname = os.path.basename(values.directory)
+        if dirname == '':
+            dirname = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(values.directory)) 
         mainCSV = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(values.directory, f"{dirname}.csv"))
         candCSV = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(values.directory, "cands","results_a.csv"))
         merge(mainCSV, candCSV, os.path.join(values.directory, f"{dirname}_merged.csv"))
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