diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 1ddd91d..de0c235 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -99,17 +99,22 @@ exports.rmdirSyncRecursive = function(path, failSilent) {
  *
  *  Note: Directories should be passed to this function without a trailing slash.
  */
-exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation) {
-    /*  Copying over something is... tricky. The user should know what they're doing at this point, so...
-     *  blow any existing directory away!
-     */
-    try {
-        if(fs.statSync(newDirLocation).isDirectory()) exports.rmdirSyncRecursive(newDirLocation);
-    } catch(e) { }
+exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
+
+    if (!opts || !opts.preserve) {
+        try {
+            if(fs.statSync(newDirLocation).isDirectory()) exports.rmdirSyncRecursive(newDirLocation);
+        } catch(e) { }
+    }
 
     /*  Create the directory where all our junk is moving to; read the mode of the source directory and mirror it */
     var checkDir = fs.statSync(sourceDir);
-    fs.mkdirSync(newDirLocation, checkDir.mode);
+    try {
+        fs.mkdirSync(newDirLocation, checkDir.mode);
+    } catch (e) { 
+        //if the directory already exists, that's okay
+        if (e.code !== 'EEXIST') throw e;
+    }
 
     var files = fs.readdirSync(sourceDir);
 
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation) {
 
         if(currFile.isDirectory()) {
             /*  recursion this thing right on back. */
-            exports.copyDirSyncRecursive(sourceDir + "/" + files[i], newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);
+            exports.copyDirSyncRecursive(sourceDir + "/" + files[i], newDirLocation + "/" + files[i], opts);
         } else if(currFile.isSymbolicLink()) {
             var symlinkFull = fs.readlinkSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
             fs.symlinkSync(symlinkFull, newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);