diff --git a/markut.go b/markut.go
index c90414e..1ecabab 100644
--- a/markut.go
+++ b/markut.go
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func ffmpegGenerateConcatList(chunks []Chunk, outputPath string) error {
 
 func finalSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 	subFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("final", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
+	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "MARKUT", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
 	patchPtr := subFlag.Bool("patch", false, "Patch modified cuts")
 
 	err := subFlag.Parse(args)
@@ -828,13 +828,6 @@ func finalSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if *markutPtr == "" {
-		subFlag.Usage()
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: No -markut file is provided\n")
-		return false
-	}
-
-
 	context := defaultContext()
 	ok := context.evalMarkutFile(*markutPtr) && context.finishEval()
 	if !ok {
@@ -885,7 +878,7 @@ func finalSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 
 func cutSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 	subFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("cut", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
+	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "MARKUT", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
 
 	err := subFlag.Parse(args)
 	if err == flag.ErrHelp {
@@ -897,12 +890,6 @@ func cutSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if *markutPtr == "" {
-		subFlag.Usage()
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: No -markut file is provided\n")
-		return false
-	}
-
 	context := defaultContext()
 	ok := context.evalMarkutFile(*markutPtr) && context.finishEval()
 	if !ok {
@@ -964,7 +951,7 @@ func cutSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 
 func summarySubcommand(args []string) bool {
 	summFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("summary", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	markutPtr := summFlag.String("markut", "", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
+	markutPtr := summFlag.String("markut", "MARKUT", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
 
 	err := summFlag.Parse(args)
 
@@ -977,12 +964,6 @@ func summarySubcommand(args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if *markutPtr == "" {
-		summFlag.Usage()
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: No -markut file is provided\n");
-		return false
-	}
-
 	context := defaultContext();
 	ok := context.evalMarkutFile(*markutPtr) && context.finishEval()
 	if !ok {
@@ -1003,7 +984,7 @@ func captionsRingPush(ring []ChatMessage, message ChatMessage, capacity int) []C
 
 func chatSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 	chatFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("chat", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	markutPtr := chatFlag.String("markut", "", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
+	markutPtr := chatFlag.String("markut", "MARKUT", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
 
 	err := chatFlag.Parse(args)
 
@@ -1016,12 +997,6 @@ func chatSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if *markutPtr == "" {
-		chatFlag.Usage()
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: No -markut file is provided\n");
-		return false
-	}
-
 	context := defaultContext()
 	ok := context.evalMarkutFile(*markutPtr) && context.finishEval()
 	if !ok {
@@ -1057,7 +1032,7 @@ func chatSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 
 func chunkSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 	subFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("chunk", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
+	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "MARKUT", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
 	chunkPtr := subFlag.Int("chunk", 0, "Chunk number to render")
 
 	err := subFlag.Parse(args)
@@ -1071,12 +1046,6 @@ func chunkSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if *markutPtr == "" {
-		subFlag.Usage()
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: No -markut file is provided\n")
-		return false
-	}
-
 	context := defaultContext();
 	ok := context.evalMarkutFile(*markutPtr) && context.finishEval()
 	if !ok {
@@ -1134,7 +1103,7 @@ func fixupSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 
 func pruneSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 	subFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("prune", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
+	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "MARKUT", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
 
 	err := subFlag.Parse(args)
 
@@ -1147,12 +1116,6 @@ func pruneSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if *markutPtr == "" {
-		subFlag.Usage()
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: No -markut file is provided\n")
-		return false
-	}
-
 	context := defaultContext();
 	ok := context.evalMarkutFile(*markutPtr) && context.finishEval()
 	if !ok {
@@ -1187,7 +1150,7 @@ func pruneSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 // TODO: Maybe watch mode should just be a flag for the `final` subcommand
 func watchSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 	subFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("watch", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
+	markutPtr := subFlag.String("markut", "MARKUT", "Path to the Markut file with markers (mandatory)")
 	skipcatPtr := subFlag.Bool("skipcat", false, "Skip concatenation step")
 
 	err := subFlag.Parse(args)
@@ -1201,12 +1164,6 @@ func watchSubcommand(args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if *markutPtr == "" {
-		subFlag.Usage()
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: No -markut file is provided\n")
-		return false
-	}
-
 	fmt.Printf("INFO: Waiting for updates to %s\n", *markutPtr)
 	for {
 		// NOTE: always use rsync(1) for updating the MARKUT file remotely.