diff --git a/2015/day-1/part-1.py b/2015/day-1/part-1.py
index 2b7bca6..da8ebd4 100644
--- a/2015/day-1/part-1.py
+++ b/2015/day-1/part-1.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
-abs_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "./input.txt")
-
-input = open(abs_file_path).read().strip()
+file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "./input.txt")
+input = open(file_path).read().strip()
 
 result = input.count("(") - input.count(")")
-
 print(result)
diff --git a/2015/day-1/part-2.py b/2015/day-1/part-2.py
index 7ccf8a2..79eb4e9 100644
--- a/2015/day-1/part-2.py
+++ b/2015/day-1/part-2.py
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 import os
 
-script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)  # <-- absolute dir the script is in
-rel_path = "./input.txt"
-abs_file_path = os.path.join(script_dir, rel_path)
-
-input = open(abs_file_path).read()
+file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "./input.txt")
+input = open(file_path).read().strip()
 
 count = 0
 for i, char in enumerate(list(input), start=1):
+    if count == 0 and char == ")":
+        print(i)
+        break
     if char == "(":
         count += 1
     else:
-        if count == 0:
-            print(i)
-            break
         count -= 1