diff --git a/hblang/README.md b/hblang/README.md
index 17da990..3db5fe3 100644
--- a/hblang/README.md
+++ b/hblang/README.md
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ main := fn(): int {
 	return @inline(foo.foo)
 }
 
-// in module: fooasd.hb
+// in module: foo.hb
 
 Type := struct {
 	brah: int,
diff --git a/hblang/src/lib.rs b/hblang/src/lib.rs
index 0ff925f..544ef9a 100644
--- a/hblang/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use {
     parser::Ast,
     std::{
         collections::{hash_map, BTreeMap, VecDeque},
-        io::{self, Read},
+        io,
         ops::Range,
         path::{Path, PathBuf},
         rc::Rc,
@@ -1170,7 +1170,12 @@ pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
 
     impl std::fmt::Display for CantLoadFile {
         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            write!(f, "can't load file: {} (from: {})", self.path.display(), self.from.display(),)
+            write!(
+                f,
+                "can't load file: {} (from: {})",
+                parser::display_rel_path(&self.path),
+                parser::display_rel_path(&self.from),
+            )
         }
     }
 
@@ -1186,27 +1191,6 @@ pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
         }
     }
 
-    #[derive(Debug)]
-    struct InvalidFileData(std::str::Utf8Error);
-
-    impl std::fmt::Display for InvalidFileData {
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            write!(f, "invalid file data")
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl std::error::Error for InvalidFileData {
-        fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-            Some(&self.0)
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl From<InvalidFileData> for io::Error {
-        fn from(e: InvalidFileData) -> Self {
-            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e)
-        }
-    }
-
     type Task = (u32, PathBuf, Option<std::process::Command>);
 
     let seen = Mutex::new(HashMap::<PathBuf, u32>::default());
@@ -1236,7 +1220,7 @@ pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
             let ImportPath::Git { link, chk, .. } = path else {
                 return Err(io::Error::new(
                     io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
-                    format!("can't find file: {}", physiscal_path.display()),
+                    format!("can't find file: {}", parser::display_rel_path(&physiscal_path)),
                 ));
             };
 
@@ -1261,7 +1245,7 @@ pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
         Ok(id)
     };
 
-    let execute_task = |(_, path, command): Task, buffer: &mut Vec<u8>| {
+    let execute_task = |(_, path, command): Task| {
         if let Some(mut command) = command {
             let output = command.output()?;
             if !output.status.success() {
@@ -1274,21 +1258,15 @@ pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
         let path = path.to_str().ok_or_else(|| {
             io::Error::new(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-                format!("path contains invalid characters: {}", path.display()),
+                format!("path contains invalid characters: {}", parser::display_rel_path(&path)),
             )
         })?;
-        let mut file = std::fs::File::open(path)?;
-        file.read_to_end(buffer)?;
-        let src = std::str::from_utf8(buffer).map_err(InvalidFileData)?;
-        Ok(Ast::new(path, src.to_owned(), &loader))
+        Ok(Ast::new(path, std::fs::read_to_string(path)?, &loader))
     };
 
     let thread = || {
-        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
         while let Some(task @ (indx, ..)) = tasks.pop() {
-            let res = execute_task(task, &mut buffer);
-            buffer.clear();
-
+            let res = execute_task(task);
             let mut ast = ast.lock().unwrap();
             let len = ast.len().max(indx as usize + 1);
             ast.resize_with(len, || Err(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData.into()));
diff --git a/hblang/src/parser.rs b/hblang/src/parser.rs
index b616484..82677d8 100644
--- a/hblang/src/parser.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/parser.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ use {
     },
     std::{
         cell::{Cell, UnsafeCell},
+        ffi::OsStr,
         fmt, io,
         ops::{Deref, Not},
+        path::PathBuf,
         ptr::NonNull,
         sync::atomic::AtomicUsize,
     },
@@ -1239,6 +1241,12 @@ impl AstInner<[Symbol]> {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn display_rel_path(path: &(impl AsRef<OsStr> + ?Sized)) -> std::path::Display {
+    static CWD: std::sync::LazyLock<PathBuf> =
+        std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_default());
+    std::path::Path::new(path).strip_prefix(&*CWD).unwrap_or(std::path::Path::new(path)).display()
+}
+
 pub fn report_to(
     file: &str,
     path: &str,
@@ -1247,7 +1255,7 @@ pub fn report_to(
     out: &mut impl fmt::Write,
 ) {
     let (line, mut col) = lexer::line_col(file.as_bytes(), pos);
-    _ = writeln!(out, "{}:{}:{}: {}", path, line, col, msg);
+    _ = writeln!(out, "{}:{}:{}: {}", display_rel_path(path), line, col, msg);
 
     let line = &file[file[..pos as usize].rfind('\n').map_or(0, |i| i + 1)
         ..file[pos as usize..].find('\n').unwrap_or(file.len()) + pos as usize];