diff --git a/bin/bin/stow b/bin/bin/stow
index 283440b..d2c6e68 100755
--- a/bin/bin/stow
+++ b/bin/bin/stow
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ foreach ($files as $file) {
             line("File $targetFile is already stowed from $stowFile");
             continue;
         }
+        if(is_dir($targetFile)) {
+            line("File $targetFile is a folder, todo: recurse through existing folders");
+            continue;
+        }
         if (is_file($targetFile)) {
             if ($backup) {
                 $backFile = $targetFile . '.bak';