diff --git a/stitch b/stitch
index a7d8e99..fa5f90f 100755
--- a/stitch
+++ b/stitch
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+working_dir=$(pwd)
+header="$working_dir/header.md"
+
 formatting() {
 cat <<EOF
 ---
@@ -11,4 +14,16 @@ geometry: margin=1in
 EOF
 }
 
-formatting $1 > /tmp/mdformatting.md
+echo "$header"
+# creates a temporary file for formatting
+formatting "test" > $header
+
+if [ -z "$outputname" ] ; then
+    outputname=test
+fi
+if [ -f "$outputname" ] ; then
+    rm "$outputname"
+fi
+pandoc "$working_dir/header.md" "$directory/*.md" -o "$outputname.pdf"
+
+rm "$working_dir/header.md"