diff --git a/hadoop-tools.cabal b/hadoop-tools.cabal
--- a/hadoop-tools.cabal
+++ b/hadoop-tools.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:          hadoop-tools
-version:       0.7.1
+version:       0.7.2
 
 synopsis:
   Fast command line tools for working with Hadoop.
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
               <*> optional (option bstr (long "name" <> metavar "FILENAME"
                                                      <> help "the file name to match"))
     find mpath mexpr = SubHdfs $ do
+        _ <- getFileInfo "/"
         matcher <- liftIO (mkMatcher mexpr)
         printFindResults (fromMaybe "" mpath) matcher