diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index da400b9..1ddd91d 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -114,13 +114,10 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation) {
     var files = fs.readdirSync(sourceDir);
 
     for(var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
-        var currFile = fs.statSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
+        var currFile = fs.lstatSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
 
         if(currFile.isDirectory()) {
-            /*  Create a new directory in our copied version... */
-            fs.mkdirSync(newDirLocation + "/" + files[i], currFile.mode);
-
-            /*  ...and then recursion this thing right on back. */
+            /*  recursion this thing right on back. */
             exports.copyDirSyncRecursive(sourceDir + "/" + files[i], newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);
         } else if(currFile.isSymbolicLink()) {
             var symlinkFull = fs.readlinkSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ exports.chmodSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, filemode) {
     var files = fs.readdirSync(sourceDir);
 
     for(var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
-        var currFile = fs.statSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
+        var currFile = fs.lstatSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
 
         if(currFile.isDirectory()) {
             /*  ...and recursion this thing right on back. */
@@ -171,7 +168,7 @@ exports.chownSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, uid, gid) {
     var files = fs.readdirSync(sourceDir);
 
     for(var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
-        var currFile = fs.statSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
+        var currFile = fs.lstatSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
 
         if(currFile.isDirectory()) {
             /*  ...and recursion this thing right on back. */