diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index a4e29b5..9c9b400 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -323,11 +323,12 @@ exports.rmdirRecursive = function rmdirRecursive(dir, failSilent, clbk){
  *  Note: Directories should be passed to this function without a trailing slash.
  */
 exports.copyDirRecursive = function copyDirRecursive(srcDir, newDir, opts, clbk) {
+    var originalArguments = Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments);
     fs.stat(newDir, function(err, newDirStat){
         if(!err) {
 		if(typeof opts !== 'undefined' && typeof opts !== 'function' && opts.forceDelete)
 			return exports.rmdirRecursive(newDir, function(err){
-				copyDirRecursive.apply(this, arguments);
+				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.'));