diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71ebf94..c44e033 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ $ git-heatmap --root-dir "/path"
 # by default merges are counted so using --no-merges ensures they won't be counted
 $ git-heatmap --no-merges
 
+# splits the heatmap per month instead of one big chunk
+$ git-heatmap --split-months
+
 # by default it colors every day based on which one the maximum number of commits in a visible day
 # shading all the others accordingly, with by-amount it will instead color each day based on 
 # the amount of commits in that day
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 5a85db7..575afd6 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ pub struct CliArgs {
 	#[arg(long("until"))]
 	pub until: Option<String>,
 
+	#[arg(long("split-months"), help("Split months"), default_value_t = false)]
+	pub split_months: bool,
+
 	#[arg(long("no-merges"), default_value_t = false)]
 	pub no_merges: bool,
 
diff --git a/src/heatmap.rs b/src/heatmap.rs
index ff7af4f..0bb6dc2 100644
--- a/src/heatmap.rs
+++ b/src/heatmap.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ pub struct Heatmap {
 }
 
 impl Heatmap {
-	pub fn new(since: NaiveDate, until: NaiveDate, repos: usize, commits: Vec<Commit>) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(
+		since: NaiveDate,
+		until: NaiveDate,
+		repos: usize,
+		commits: Vec<Commit>,
+		split_months: bool,
+	) -> Self {
 		let mut heatmap = Self {
 			data: [vec![], vec![], vec![], vec![], vec![], vec![], vec![]],
 			since,
@@ -46,6 +52,19 @@ impl Heatmap {
 		}
 
 		while current_day <= until {
+			if split_months {
+				let last_day_of_month =
+					heatmap.last_day_of_month(current_day.year_ce().1 as i32, current_day.month());
+
+				// If current day is the last of the month we add 2 weeks worth of empty space so
+				// months are more visible
+				if last_day_of_month == current_day {
+					for i in 0..14 {
+						heatmap.data[(i as usize) % 7].push(-1);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			let month_name = current_day.format("%b").to_string();
 
 			if current_day == since {
@@ -75,6 +94,13 @@ impl Heatmap {
 		heatmap
 	}
 
+	fn last_day_of_month(&self, year: i32, month: u32) -> NaiveDate {
+		NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(year, month + 1, 1)
+			.unwrap_or_else(|| NaiveDate::from_ymd(year + 1, 1, 1))
+			.pred_opt()
+			.unwrap_or_default()
+	}
+
 	fn months_row(&self) -> String {
 		let mut row = "   ".to_string();
 
@@ -144,4 +170,3 @@ pub enum ColorLogic {
 	ByAmount,
 	ByWeight,
 }
-
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a3e4fd1..c11e1a3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -89,15 +89,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 		.unwrap_or_else(|| get_default_until(since));
 	let until = NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&until, "%Y-%m-%d").unwrap();
 
-	// let mut repo_dirs: Vec<PathBuf> = vec![];
-	// if let Some(root_dir) = &args.root_dir {
-	// 	find_git_repos(root_dir, &mut repo_dirs, &args);
-	// }
-	//
-	// dbg!(repo_dirs);
+	let split_months = args.split_months;
+
 	let commits = get_commits(args, since).with_context(|| "Could not fetch commit list")?;
 
-	let heatmap = Heatmap::new(since, until, commits.0, commits.1);
+	let heatmap = Heatmap::new(since, until, commits.0, commits.1, split_months);
 
 	println!("{heatmap}");
 
@@ -196,7 +192,7 @@ fn get_commits(args: CliArgs, start_date: NaiveDate) -> Result<(usize, Vec<Commi
 				None => vec![PathBuf::from(".")],
 			};
 
-			let branches = args.branches.unwrap_or_else(|| vec!["@".to_string()]);
+			let branches = args.branches.unwrap_or_else(|| vec!["".to_string()]);
 
 			if repos.len() > 1 && repos.len() != branches.len() {
 				return Err(anyhow!(