diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 553a57f..bd55e57 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -45,5 +45,9 @@ int main(){
     for(GraphNode* gn: path){
         std::cout << gn->getValue() << std::endl;
     }*/
-    std::vector<Mesh*> meshes = Loader::loadMesh("/data/Qt_workspace/sparrowengine/data/boulder.obj");
+    Loader::setObjDirectory("../data/");
+    Loader::setMtlDirectory("../data/");
+    Loader::setTexDirectory("../data/");
+    std::vector<Mesh*> meshes = Loader::loadMesh("sword.obj");
+
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/loader.cpp b/src/tools/loader.cpp
index e121354..9eabf29 100644
--- a/src/tools/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/loader.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
+std::string Loader::obj_directory = "";
+std::string Loader::mtl_directory = "";
+std::string Loader::tex_directory = "";
+
+
 std::string* Loader::loadTextFile(const std::string &filename)
 {
     std::ifstream t(filename);
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ std::string* Loader::loadTextFile(const std::string &filename)
 Image* Loader::loadImage(const std::string &filename, bool hasAlpha)
 {
     sf::Image sfImg;
-    sfImg.loadFromFile(filename);
+    sfImg.loadFromFile(tex_directory+filename);
     Image* img = new Image();
     img->depth = hasAlpha ? 32 : 24;
     img->width = sfImg.getSize().x;
@@ -64,8 +69,7 @@ std::vector<Mesh*> Loader::loadMesh(const std::string &filename){
         RESOURCE_ADD(defaultMat,Material,"default");
     }
     Material* currentMat = defaultMat;
-
-    std::ifstream file(filename);
+    std::ifstream file(obj_directory + filename);
 
     if(!file.is_open())
     {
@@ -150,22 +154,23 @@ std::vector<Mesh*> Loader::loadMesh(const std::string &filename){
             break;
         case 'm': // mtllib
         {
-            char* mat_filename;
+            char mat_filename[256];
             std::sscanf(line.c_str(),"mtllib %s",mat_filename);
-            loadMTL(mat_filename);
+            loadMTL(std::string(mat_filename));
             break;
         }
         case 'u':
         {
             // usemtl
-            std::string mat_name;
-            std::sscanf(line.c_str(),"u %s",mat_name);
-            currentMat = RESOURCE_GET(Material, mat_name);
+            char mat_name[256];
+            std::sscanf(line.c_str(),"usemtl %s",mat_name);
+            std::string material_name(mat_name);
+            currentMat = RESOURCE_GET(Material, material_name);
             if(currentMat == NULL)
             {
-                fprintf(stderr, "cannot find any material named : %s.\n", mat_name.c_str());
+                fprintf(stderr, "cannot find any material named : %s.\n", material_name.c_str());
                 currentMat = new PhongMaterial();
-                RESOURCE_ADD(currentMat,Material,mat_name);
+                RESOURCE_ADD(currentMat,Material,material_name);
             }
             currentMesh->setMaterial(currentMat);
         }
@@ -190,6 +195,8 @@ std::vector<Mesh*> Loader::loadMesh(const std::string &filename){
     return meshes;
 }
 
+
+//move this to an utils file ?
 std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &line, char sep){
     std::vector<std::string> tokens;
     std::size_t start=0, end=0;
@@ -205,14 +212,11 @@ std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &line, char sep){
 bool Loader::loadMTL(const std::string &filename)
 {
     std::string line;
-    std::ifstream file(filename);
-    std::string foo = filename;
-    std::cout << foo;
+    std::ifstream file(mtl_directory + filename);
 
     if(!file.is_open())
     {
-        std::wcout << "filename" << std::endl;
-//        fprintf(stderr, "can't load %s.\n", filename.c_str());
+        fprintf(stderr, "can't load %s.\n", filename.c_str());
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -306,6 +310,16 @@ bool Loader::loadMTL(const std::string &filename)
     return hasNormalMap;
 }
 
+void Loader::setObjDirectory(std::string dir_){
+    obj_directory = dir_;
+}
+void Loader::setMtlDirectory(std::string dir_){
+    mtl_directory = dir_;
+}
+void Loader::setTexDirectory(std::string dir_){
+    tex_directory = dir_;
+}
+
 /*
 //glfinish
 void temp_glfinish(){
diff --git a/src/tools/loader.h b/src/tools/loader.h
index 62bfbab..7214602 100644
--- a/src/tools/loader.h
+++ b/src/tools/loader.h
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ class Mesh;
 
 class Loader
 {
+    static std::string obj_directory;
+    static std::string mtl_directory;
+    static std::string tex_directory;
+
 public:
     static std::string* loadTextFile(const std::string &filename);
     static Image* loadImage(const std::string &filename, bool hasAlpha = true);
     static std::vector<Mesh*> loadMesh(const std::string &filename);
     static bool loadMTL(const std::string &filename);
+
+    static void setObjDirectory(std::string);
+    static void setMtlDirectory(std::string);
+    static void setTexDirectory(std::string);
 };
 
 #endif // LOADER_H