diff --git a/lib/middleware/size.js b/lib/middleware/size.js
index ff35cc8..95aa81a 100644
--- a/lib/middleware/size.js
+++ b/lib/middleware/size.js
@@ -18,21 +18,30 @@ function humanFileSize(bytes, si) {
 
 module.exports = function(req, next){
   //process.stdout.write("               size:".grey, "checking...")
-  process.stdout.write("               size: ".grey)
 
-  req.projectSize = 0;
-  req.fileCount = 0
-  var project = fsReader({ 'path': req.project, ignoreFiles: [".surgeignore"] })
-  project.addIgnoreRules(ignore)
+  fs.stat(req.project, getDirStats)
 
-  project.on("child", function (c) {
-    fs.lstat(c.path, function(err, stats) {
-      req.projectSize += stats.size
-      if (!stats.isDirectory()) req.fileCount++
-    })
-  }).on("close", function(){
-    helpers.log(req.fileCount + " files,", humanFileSize(req.projectSize))
-    next()
-  })
+  function getDirStats(err, stats) {
+    if(stats.isDirectory()){
+      process.stdout.write("               size: ".grey)
 
+      req.projectSize = 0;
+      req.fileCount = 0
+      var project = fsReader({ 'path': req.project, ignoreFiles: [".surgeignore"] })
+      project.addIgnoreRules(ignore)
+      project.on("child", function (c) {
+        fs.lstat(c.path, function(err, stats) {
+          req.projectSize += stats.size
+          if (!stats.isDirectory()) req.fileCount++
+        })
+      }).on("close", function(){
+        helpers.log(req.fileCount + " files,", humanFileSize(req.projectSize))
+        next()
+      })
+    } else {
+      helpers.log()
+      helpers.log("    Aborted".yellow, "-", req.project.red + " is not a directory.")
+      helpers.log()
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cli-test-6.surge.sh/Not.a.directory b/test/fixtures/cli-test-6.surge.sh/Not.a.directory
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..752d439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/cli-test-6.surge.sh/Not.a.directory
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file is not a directory....duh
diff --git a/test/publish.js b/test/publish.js
index 3c291ee..81a5d27 100644
--- a/test/publish.js
+++ b/test/publish.js
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ describe('publish', function (done) {
       })
       .end(done)
   })
+  it('Should not publish a project if the path provided is not a directory', function(done) {
+    this.timeout(5000)
+    nixt(opts)
+      .run(surge + './test/fixtures/cli-test-6.surge.sh/Not.a.directory')
+      .expect(function (result) {
+        should(result.stdout).match(/Aborted/)
+        should(result.stdout).match(/is not a directory/)
+      })
+      .end(done)
+  })
 
   after(function (done) {
     nixt(opts)