diff --git a/lib/server/flop.js b/lib/server/flop.js
index 4e45bc66..d03bd43b 100644
--- a/lib/server/flop.js
+++ b/lib/server/flop.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         pipe.create(from, to, function(error) {
             var isDir = error && error.code === 'EISDIR';
             
-            if (isDir)
+            if (isDir && ncp)
                 ncp(from, to, {
                     stopOnError: true
                 }, callback);