diff --git a/chapter01/CMakeLists.txt b/chapter01/CMakeLists.txt
index 00694c6..958bfd2 100644
--- a/chapter01/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/chapter01/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ if(CHAPTER1_PRINT_LANGUAGE_EXAMPLES)
     list(APPEND MYLIST "xyz") 
     message(STATUS "Chapter1: MYLIST is: ${MYLIST}")
 
-    list(FIND MYLIST def ABC_INDEX) 
+    #find the string abc in MYLIST and store it in ABC_INDEX
+    list(FIND MYLIST abc ABC_INDEX) 
     list(GET MYLIST ${ABC_INDEX} ABC) 
     message(STATUS "Chapter1: Index of 'def' in MYLIST is ${ABC_INDEX} the value at the index is '${ABC}'")
 
diff --git a/chapter01/simple_executable/CMakeLists.txt b/chapter01/simple_executable/CMakeLists.txt
index dbf0e38..301569f 100644
--- a/chapter01/simple_executable/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/chapter01/simple_executable/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ project(
   LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # Add an executable target named `chapter1`
-add_executable(chapter1)
+add_executable(ch1_simple_executable)
 # Add sources to the target `chapter1`
-target_sources(chapter1 PRIVATE src/main.cpp)
+target_sources(ch1_simple_executable PRIVATE src/main.cpp)