diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ade4442..9bc0b61 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-project(gstreamer-rtsp-ssl-example LANGUAGES C)
+project(rtsp_server LANGUAGES C)
 
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(GSTLIBS REQUIRED
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(GSTREAMER REQUIRED
         gstreamer-rtsp-server-1.0)
 
 include_directories(${GSTREAMER_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories(${GSTREAMER_LIBRARIES})
+link_directories(${GSTREAMER_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 # Update the source file path
 add_executable(rtsp_server src/rtsp_server.c)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b28e9c2..404c55e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # RTSP Server
 
 A lightweight **RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) server** written in **C** using **GStreamer** and **libgstrtspserver**.  
-This project demonstrates how to set up a simple video streaming service that clients like VLC or FFplay can connect for redering the video.
+This project demonstrates how to set up a simple video streaming service that clients like VLC or FFplay can connect to for rendering video.
 **Note** The pipeline currently supports video file only but can easily be updated to add audio plugin elements.
 
 ---
@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/rtsp ..
 
 ### 🧰 Option 2: Build Using Makefile
 
-For a simple build using the provided `Makefile`, run:
+For a simple build using the provided `src/Makefile`, run:
 
 ```bash
+cd src
 make
 ```
 
-This generates the `rtsp_server` binary in the same directory.
+This generates the `rtsp_server` binary in the `src/` directory.
 
 To clean up:
 ```bash
diff --git a/src/rtsp_server.c b/src/rtsp_server.c
index 6b6c7f8..23fc3e9 100644
--- a/src/rtsp_server.c
+++ b/src/rtsp_server.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     return -1;
   }
 
+  if (!g_file_test(argv[1], G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) {
+    g_printerr("Error: '%s' is not a readable file.\n", argv[1]);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
   GMainLoop *loop;
   GstRTSPServer *server;
   GstRTSPMountPoints *mounts;
@@ -59,11 +65,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   mounts = gst_rtsp_server_get_mount_points(server);
   factory = gst_rtsp_media_factory_new();
 
+  gchar *escaped_filepath = g_strescape(filepath, NULL);
   gchar *pipeline_str = g_strdup_printf(
-    "( filesrc location=%s ! qtdemux name=demux "
+    "( filesrc location=\"%s\" ! qtdemux name=demux "
     "demux.video_0 ! queue ! avdec_h264 ! x264enc tune=zerolatency ! rtph264pay name=pay0 pt=96 )",
-    filepath);
+    escaped_filepath);
   gst_rtsp_media_factory_set_launch(factory, pipeline_str);
+  g_free(escaped_filepath);
   g_free(pipeline_str);
 
   gst_rtsp_media_factory_set_shared(factory, TRUE);
@@ -78,4 +86,3 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   g_main_loop_run(loop);
   return 0;
 }
-