diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 06a0c53..43f65fe 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ dist_example_DATA = \
 	examples/lecho.lua \
 	examples/lgforce.lua \
 	examples/limagemagic.lua \
+	examples/lpostcmd.lua \
 	examples/lrsync.lua \
 	examples/lrsyncssh.lua
 TESTS = \
 	tests/churn-rsync.lua \
 	tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua \
+	tests/churn-direct.lua \
 	tests/exclude-rsync.lua \
 	tests/exclude-rsyncssh.lua \
 	tests/l4rsyncdata.lua
diff --git a/lsyncd.lua b/lsyncd.lua
index 7422ab6..8fa16ac 100644
--- a/lsyncd.lua
+++ b/lsyncd.lua
@@ -3431,8 +3431,14 @@ local default_direct = {
 		-- gets all events ready for syncing
 		local event, event2 = inlet.getEvent()
 
-		if event.etype == "Create" or event.etpye == "Modifiy" then
-			spawn(event, "/bin/cp", "-r", event.sourcePath, event.targetPathdir)
+		if event.etype == "Create" or event.etype == "Modifiy" then
+			spawn(event, 
+				"/bin/cp", 
+				"-p", 
+				event.sourcePath, 
+				"-t", 
+				event.targetPathdir
+			)
 		elseif event.etype == "Delete" then
 			local tp = event.targetPath
 			-- extra security check
@@ -3493,6 +3499,11 @@ local default_direct = {
 	-- Default delay is very short.
 	--
 	delay = 1,
+	
+	-----
+	-- For startup sync
+	--
+	rsyncOps = "-lts",
 
 	-----
 	-- On many system multiple disk operations just rather slow down
diff --git a/tests/churn-direct.lua b/tests/churn-direct.lua
index 031726e..3dba789 100755
--- a/tests/churn-direct.lua
+++ b/tests/churn-direct.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ churn(srcdir, 10)
 
 local logs = {}
 --logs =  {"-log", "Delay", "-log", "Fsevents" }
-local pid = spawn("./lsyncd", "-nodaemon", "-delay", "5",
+local pid = spawn("./lsyncd", "-nodaemon", 
                   "-direct", srcdir, trgdir, unpack(logs))
 
 cwriteln("waiting for Lsyncd to startup")