diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 44bda99..d32b854 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ exports.rmdirSyncRecursive = function(path, failSilent) {
     try {
         files = fs.readdirSync(path);
     } catch (err) {
+        console.log('Error "' + err.message + '"\n');
+
         if(failSilent) return;
         throw new Error(err.message);
     }
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ exports.rmdirSyncRecursive = function(path, failSilent) {
         } else if(currFile.isSymbolicLink()) {
             // Unlink symlinks
             if (isWindows) {
+                console.log('Remove file "' + file + '"\n');
                 fs.chmodSync(file, 666) // Windows needs this unless joyent/node#3006 is resolved..
             }
 
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ exports.rmdirSyncRecursive = function(path, failSilent) {
         } else {
             // Assume it's a file - perhaps a try/catch belongs here?
             if (isWindows) {
+                console.log('Remove file "' + file + '"\n');
                 fs.chmodSync(file, 666) // Windows needs this unless joyent/node#3006 is resolved..
             }
 
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ exports.rmdirSyncRecursive = function(path, failSilent) {
         }
     }
 
+    console.log('Remove dir "' + path + '"\n');
     /*  Now that we know everything in the sub-tree has been deleted, we can delete the main
      directory. Huzzah for the shopkeep. */
     return fs.rmdirSync(path);
diff --git a/tests/rmdirSyncRecursive.js b/tests/rmdirSyncRecursive.js
index db4e9ef..f6b9442 100644
--- a/tests/rmdirSyncRecursive.js
+++ b/tests/rmdirSyncRecursive.js
@@ -5,18 +5,70 @@ var path = require('path');
 
 module.exports = testCase({
     test_rmdirSyncRecursive: function(test) {
-        var dir = __dirname + '/_tmp/foo/bar';
+        var dir = __dirname + '/_tmp2/foo/bar';
 
-        wrench.mkdirSyncRecursive(dir, 0777);
+        wrench.mkdirSyncRecursive(dir, '777');
+
+        var f1Path = path.join(dir, 'test1.txt');
+        var f2Path = path.join(path.dirname(dir), 'test2.txt');
+        var f3Path = path.join(path.dirname(path.dirname(dir)), 'test3.txt');
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(f1Path, 'foo bar baz');
+        fs.writeFileSync(f2Path, 'foo bar baz');
+        fs.writeFileSync(f3Path, 'foo bar baz');
+
+        fs.chmodSync(f1Path, '777');
+        fs.chmodSync(f2Path, '777');
+        fs.chmodSync(f3Path, '777');
 
         test.equals(fs.existsSync(dir), true, 'Dir should exist - mkdirSyncRecursive not working?');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f1Path), true, 'File should exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f2Path), true, 'File should exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f3Path), true, 'File should exist');
 
         wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(dir);
 
         test.equals(fs.existsSync(dir), false, 'Dir should not exist now...');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f1Path), false, 'File should not exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f2Path), true, 'File should exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f3Path), true, 'File should exist');
+
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(path.dirname(path.dirname(dir)));
 
         test.done();
     },
+
+    test_rmdirSyncRecursiveFromRoot: function(test) {
+        var dir = __dirname + '/_tmp3/foo/bar';
+
+        wrench.mkdirSyncRecursive(dir, '777');
+
+        var f1Path = path.join(dir, 'test1.txt');
+        var f2Path = path.join(path.dirname(dir), 'test2.txt');
+        var f3Path = path.join(path.dirname(path.dirname(dir)), 'test3.txt');
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(f1Path, 'foo bar baz');
+        fs.writeFileSync(f2Path, 'foo bar baz');
+        fs.writeFileSync(f3Path, 'foo bar baz');
+
+        fs.chmodSync(f1Path, '777');
+        fs.chmodSync(f2Path, '777');
+        fs.chmodSync(f3Path, '777');
+
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(dir), true, 'Dir should exist - mkdirSyncRecursive not working?');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f1Path), true, 'File should exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f2Path), true, 'File should exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f3Path), true, 'File should exist');
+
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(path.dirname(path.dirname(dir)));
+
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(dir), false, 'Dir should not exist now...');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f1Path), false, 'File should not exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f2Path), false, 'File should not exist');
+        test.equals(fs.existsSync(f3Path), false, 'File should not exist');
+
+        test.done();
+    }
 });
 
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