diff --git a/internal/instructions/config.go b/internal/instructions/config.go
index 02c6ff8..4a8f5b5 100644
--- a/internal/instructions/config.go
+++ b/internal/instructions/config.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (cfg *Config) encodeNodes(nodes []*yaml.Node) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 
 func (cfg *Config) ReadAdHocPaths(i *Instructions) error {
 	if cfg.Path != "" {
-		yf := YamlFiles{
+		yfs := YamlFiles{
 			&YamlFile{
 				Name:       "StdIn",
 				Path:       cfg.Path,
@@ -142,15 +142,17 @@ func (cfg *Config) ReadAdHocPaths(i *Instructions) error {
 			},
 		}
 
-		if err := yf.expandDirectories(); err != nil {
+		if err := yfs.expandDirectories(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := yf[0].readYamlFile(); err != nil {
-			return err
+		for _, yf := range yfs {
+			if err := yf.readYamlFile(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
-		i.YamlFiles = append(i.YamlFiles, yf...)
+		i.YamlFiles = append(i.YamlFiles, yfs...)
 
 		i.YamlFiles.mergeDuplicates()
 	}
diff --git a/internal/instructions/yamlfile.go b/internal/instructions/yamlfile.go
index aed28b7..09e9e75 100644
--- a/internal/instructions/yamlfile.go
+++ b/internal/instructions/yamlfile.go
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ func (yfs *YamlFiles) expandDirectories() error {
 
 	var paths []string
 
-	var removeItems []int
-
 	for i := 0; i <= len(y)-1; i++ {
 		if !path.IsAbs(y[i].Path) {
 			y[i].Path = path.Join(viper.GetString("instructionsDir"), y[i].Path)
@@ -154,11 +152,6 @@ func (yfs *YamlFiles) expandDirectories() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, remove := range removeItems {
-		y[remove] = y[len(y)-1]
-		y = y[:len(y)-1]
-	}
-
 	*yfs = y
 
 	return nil