diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index b45b5d3..26374b3 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
         } else if(currFile.isSymbolicLink()) {
             var symlinkFull = fs.readlinkSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
 
-            if (!opts.inflateSymlinks) {
+            if (opts !== undefined && opts.inflateSymlinks === false) {
                 fs.symlinkSync(symlinkFull, newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);
                 continue;
             }