diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 554ceb9..2c5274f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1486,11 +1486,12 @@ async fn compile(config:CompileConfig)->AResult<()>{
 		std::io::BufReader::new(std::fs::File::open(template_path)?)
 	};
 	let mut dom=load_dom(input)?;
+	//hack to traverse root folder as the root object
+	dom.root_mut().name="src".to_owned();
 
 	//add in scripts and models
 	let mut folder=config.input_folder.clone();
-	folder.push("src");
-	let mut stack:Vec<CompileStackInstruction>=dom.root().children().into_iter().map(|&referent|CompileStackInstruction::TraverseReferent(referent,None)).collect();
+	let mut stack:Vec<CompileStackInstruction>=vec![CompileStackInstruction::TraverseReferent(dom.root_ref(),None)];
 	while let Some(instruction)=stack.pop(){
 		match instruction{
 			CompileStackInstruction::TraverseReferent(item_ref,blacklist)=>{