diff --git a/lib/xler.ex b/lib/xler.ex
index 8327c89..07d63a3 100644
--- a/lib/xler.ex
+++ b/lib/xler.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ defmodule Xler do
       {:ok, ["Sheet 1"]}
 
   """
-  def worksheets(filename), do: filename |> Native.worksheets()
+  def worksheets(filename) when is_binary(filename), do: filename |> Native.worksheets()
+  def worksheets(_), do: {:error, "not a string"}
 
   @doc """
   Parses a specific worksheet from a file
@@ -27,5 +28,8 @@ defmodule Xler do
       {:ok, [["Date", "Text"]]}
 
   """
-  def parse(filename, worksheet), do: filename |> Native.parse(worksheet)
+  def parse(filename, worksheet) when is_binary(filename) and is_binary(worksheet),
+    do: filename |> Native.parse(worksheet)
+
+  def worksheets(_, _), do: {:error, "not a string"}
 end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 285645a..2370bef 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Xler.MixProject do
   def project do
     [
       app: :xler,
-      version: "0.1.0",
+      version: "0.2.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.8",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       compilers: [:rustler] ++ Mix.compilers(),