diff --git a/default-direct.lua b/default-direct.lua
index 4bf6839..ca7a802 100644
--- a/default-direct.lua
+++ b/default-direct.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ default.direct = {
 			if event.isdir then
 				spawn(
 					event,
-					'/bin/mkdir', '-p',
+					'/bin/mkdir',
 					event.targetPath
 				)
 			else
diff --git a/tests/exclude.lua b/tests/exclude.lua
index c0e32a3..c276084 100755
--- a/tests/exclude.lua
+++ b/tests/exclude.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ testfiles();
 cwriteln('ok, removing sources');
 if srcdir:sub(1,4) ~= '/tmp' then
 	-- just to make sure before rm -rf
-	cwriteln('exist before drama, srcdir is '', srcdir, ''');
+	cwriteln('exist before drama, srcdir is "', srcdir, '"');
 	os.exit(1);
 end
 os.execute('rm -rf '..srcdir..'/*');