diff --git a/.local/bin/compiler b/.local/bin/compiler
index e9eeb94..8bdbef8 100755
--- a/.local/bin/compiler
+++ b/.local/bin/compiler
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ shebangtest()
 }
 
 texcompile() { \
-        [ -e "main.tex" ] && base="main" && file="$base.tex"
+        [ "$base" != "notes" ] && [ -e "main.tex" ] && base="main" && file="$base.tex"
         cmd="pdflatex"
         case "$(head -n 1 $file)" in
                 *lua*) cmd="lualatex" ;;