diff --git a/project.go b/project.go
index c09675b..b19aa04 100644
--- a/project.go
+++ b/project.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package projecttxt implements struct and routines for working with project.txt files
 package projecttxt
 
 import (
@@ -43,9 +44,7 @@ func ParseProject(text string) (*Project, error) {
 		switch v[0] {
 		case '^': // Project Directory
 			project.Directory = v[1:]
-			if strings.HasSuffix(project.Directory, "/") {
-				project.Directory = strings.TrimSuffix(project.Directory, "/")
-			}
+			project.Directory = strings.TrimSuffix(project.Directory, "/")
 		case '~': // Project Repo
 			project.Repo = v[1:]
 			if strings.HasPrefix(project.Repo, "/") {