diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 9c9b400..bcd7a39 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 var fs = require("fs"),
     _path = require("path");
 
-
 /*  wrench.readdirSyncRecursive("directory_path");
  *
  *  Recursively dives through directories and read the contents of all the
@@ -202,6 +201,8 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
 
             var contents = fs.readFileSync(srcFile);
             fs.writeFileSync(destFile, contents);
+            var stat =  fs.lstatSync(srcFile);
+            fs.chmodSync(destFile, stat.mode);
         };
 
         if(currFile.isDirectory()) {
@@ -289,29 +290,32 @@ exports.chownSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, uid, gid) {
  *  Recursively dives through directories and obliterates everything about it.
  */
 exports.rmdirRecursive = function rmdirRecursive(dir, failSilent, clbk){
-    fs.readdir(dir, function(err, files){
+    if(clbk === null || typeof clbk == 'undefined')
+        clbk = function(err) {};
+
+    fs.readdir(dir, function(err, files) {
         if(err && typeof failSilent === 'boolean' && !failSilent) 
 		return clbk(err);
 
-	if(typeof failSilent === 'function')
-		clbk = failSilent;
+        if(typeof failSilent === 'function')
+            clbk = failSilent;
 
-        (function rmFile(err){
-            if (err) return clbk(err);
-
-            var filename = files.shift();
-            if (filename === null || typeof filename == 'undefined')
-                return fs.rmdir(dir, clbk);
-
-            var file = dir+'/'+filename;
-            fs.lstat(file, function(err, stat){
+            (function rmFile(err){
                 if (err) return clbk(err);
-                if (stat.isDirectory())
-                    rmdirRecursive(file, rmFile);
-                else
-                    fs.unlink(file, rmFile);
-            });
-        })();
+
+                var filename = files.shift();
+                if (filename === null || typeof filename == 'undefined')
+                    return fs.rmdir(dir, clbk);
+
+                var file = dir+'/'+filename;
+                fs.lstat(file, function(err, stat){
+                    if (err) return clbk(err);
+                    if (stat.isDirectory())
+                        rmdirRecursive(file, rmFile);
+                    else
+                        fs.unlink(file, rmFile);
+                });
+            })();
     });
 };
 
@@ -324,12 +328,15 @@ exports.rmdirRecursive = function rmdirRecursive(dir, failSilent, clbk){
  */
 exports.copyDirRecursive = function copyDirRecursive(srcDir, newDir, opts, clbk) {
     var originalArguments = Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments);
+    srcDir = _path.normalize(srcDir);
+    newDir = _path.normalize(newDir);
+
     fs.stat(newDir, function(err, newDirStat){
         if(!err) {
 		if(typeof opts !== 'undefined' && typeof opts !== 'function' && opts.forceDelete)
-			return exports.rmdirRecursive(newDir, function(err){
+			return exports.rmdirRecursive(newDir, function(err) {
 				copyDirRecursive.apply(this, originalArguments);
-        		});
+        	});
 		else
 			return clbk(new Error('You are trying to delete a directory that already exists. Specify forceDelete in an options object to override this.'));
 	}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 065aeab..260358f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "wrench",
   "description": "Recursive filesystem (and other) operations that Node *should* have.",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.5.2",
   "author": "Ryan McGrath <ryan@venodesigns.net>",
 
   "repository": {