diff --git a/lib/copy.js b/lib/copy.js
index 076f380a..7a29f3ec 100644
--- a/lib/copy.js
+++ b/lib/copy.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function copy(src, dest, filter, callback) {
   callback = callback || function(){}
 
   fs.lstat(src, function(err, stats) {
-    if (err) callback(err)
+    if (err) return callback(err)
 
     var dir = null
     if (stats.isDirectory()) {