diff --git a/helpers-io.js b/helpers-io.js
index 40a5b95..71424ad 100644
--- a/helpers-io.js
+++ b/helpers-io.js
@@ -39,17 +39,22 @@ function readFiles (directoryPath, options) {
   }
   var _options = options || {}
   // Collect all files
-  var result = util.asPromise((cb) => glob(_options.glob || '**', {cwd: directoryPath}, cb))
+  var result = util.asPromise((cb) => glob(_options.glob || '**', {cwd: directoryPath, mark: true}, cb))
     .then(function (relativePaths) {
-      // Convert to a set based on relative paths (i.e. {'dir/file.txt': 'dir/file.txt'}
-      var set = relativePaths.reduce((set, relativePath) => {
-        set[relativePath] = relativePath
-        return set
-      }, {})
+      var set = relativePaths
+        // Ignore directories
+        .filter((relativePath) => !relativePath.match(/\/$/))
+        // Convert to a set based on relative paths
+        // (i.e. {'dir/file.txt': 'dir/file.txt'}
+        .reduce((set, relativePath) => {
+          set[relativePath] = relativePath
+          return set
+        }, {})
+
+      // Create lazy promises (only resolve when .then() is called) acting
+      // as leafs (do not dive inside when merging)
       return util.mapValues(set, (relativePath) => {
         var fullPath = path.resolve(directoryPath, relativePath)
-        // Return a leaf (do not dive inside when merging) and a lazy Promise
-        // (only resolve when .then() is called)
         return leaf(lazy(() => {
           return {
             path: path.relative(process.cwd(), fullPath),
diff --git a/test/files-spec.js b/test/files-spec.js
index 24cdee2..63a6e43 100644
--- a/test/files-spec.js
+++ b/test/files-spec.js
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ describe('the files-function', function () {
       })
   })
 
+  it('should not return and read directories', function () {
+    return files('test/fixtures/recursiveFiles')
+      .then(deep)
+      .then(function (result) {
+        return expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+          'file1.txt': {
+            'contents': 'file1\n',
+            'path': 'test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/file1.txt'
+          },
+          'subdir/file2.txt': {
+            'contents': 'file2\n',
+            'path': 'test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/subdir/file2.txt'
+          }
+        })
+      })
+  })
+
   it('should create mergeable files', function () {
     var x = files('test/fixtures/testPartials1')
     return Promise.all([
diff --git a/test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/file1.txt b/test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/file1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e212970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/file1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file1
diff --git a/test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/subdir/file2.txt b/test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/subdir/file2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c493ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/recursiveFiles/subdir/file2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file2