diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d66ae6..b73d245 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ clean:
 
 examples:
 	./tomo -IL examples/commands examples/shell examples/base64 examples/log examples/ini examples/vectors examples/game \
-		examples/http examples/threads examples/tomodeps examples/tomo-install examples/wrap examples/pthread
+		examples/http examples/threads examples/tomodeps examples/tomo-install examples/wrap examples/pthread examples/colorful
 	./tomo examples/learnxiny.tm
 
 install: tomo libtomo.so tomo.1
diff --git a/examples/colorful/colorful.tm b/examples/colorful/colorful.tm
index e5baf4a..a916223 100644
--- a/examples/colorful/colorful.tm
+++ b/examples/colorful/colorful.tm
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ func main(texts:[Text], files=[:Path], by_line=no):
 
     for file in files:
         if by_line:
-            for line in file:by_line() or exit("Could not read file: $(file.text)"):
+            for line in file:by_line() or exit("Could not read file: $file"):
                 colorful := Colorful.from_text(line)
                 colorful:print()
         else:
-            colorful := Colorful.from_text(file:read() or exit("Could not read file: $(file.text)"))
+            colorful := Colorful.from_text(file:read() or exit("Could not read file: $file"))
             colorful:print(newline=no)