diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 9c1977e..01f5e95 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exports.readdirSyncRecursive = function(baseDir) {
             curFiles,
             nextDirs,
             isDir = function(fname){
-                return fs.statSync( _path.join(baseDir, fname) ).isDirectory();
+                return fs.existsSync(_path.join(baseDir, fname)) ? fs.statSync( _path.join(baseDir, fname) ).isDirectory() : false;
             },
             prependBaseDir = function(fname){
                 return _path.join(baseDir, fname);