diff --git a/benchmark/bm.js b/benchmark/bm.js
index cc41a17..511b024 100644
--- a/benchmark/bm.js
+++ b/benchmark/bm.js
@@ -8,26 +8,24 @@ const klawSync = require('../klaw-sync.js')
 
 function help () {
   console.log(`Usage examples:\n`)
-  console.log(`npm run benchmark -- --dir=<rootdir> (basic usage without anything to ignore)`)
-  console.log(`npm run benchmark -- --dir=<rootdir> -i "{node_modules,.git}" (ignore node_modules and .git directories)`)
-  console.log(`npm run benchmark -- --dir=<rootdir> -i "node_modules" -i "*.js" (ignore node_modules and all js files)`)
+  console.log(`npm run benchmark -- --dir=<rootdir>`)
+  console.log(`npm run benchmark -- --dir=<rootdir> --nodir=true (ignore all directories)`)
 }
 
-function perf (root, ign) {
-  var suite = Benchmark.Suite()
-  if (ign) {
+function run (root, opts) {
+  if (!opts) {
+    const suite = Benchmark.Suite()
     suite.add('walk-sync', function () {
-      walkSync(root, {ignore: ign})
+      walkSync(root)
     }).add('glob.sync', function () {
       globSync('**', {
         cwd: root,
         dot: true,
         mark: true,
-        strict: true,
-        ignore: ign
+        strict: true
       })
     }).add('klaw-sync', function () {
-      klawSync(root, {ignore: ign})
+      klawSync(root)
     }).on('error', function (er) {
       return er
     }).on('cycle', function (ev) {
@@ -36,17 +34,19 @@ function perf (root, ign) {
       console.log('\nSummary: Fastest is ' + this.filter('fastest').map('name'))
     }).run({ 'async': false })
   } else {
+    const suite = Benchmark.Suite()
     suite.add('walk-sync', function () {
-      walkSync(root)
+      walkSync(root, {directories: false})
     }).add('glob.sync', function () {
       globSync('**', {
         cwd: root,
         dot: true,
         mark: true,
-        strict: true
+        strict: true,
+        nodir: true
       })
     }).add('klaw-sync', function () {
-      klawSync(root)
+      klawSync(root, {nodir: true})
     }).on('error', function (er) {
       return er
     }).on('cycle', function (ev) {
@@ -57,28 +57,18 @@ function perf (root, ign) {
   }
 }
 
-try {
-  if (!argv.dir) {
-    console.log('err: root dir must be specified.')
-    help()
-    process.exit(1)
-  }
-  var dir = path.resolve(argv.dir)
-  console.log('Running benchmark tests...\n')
-  console.log('root dir: ', argv.dir)
-  if (argv.i) {
-    process.stdout.write('ignore: ')
-    console.dir(argv.i)
-    console.log()
-    // convert ignore args to array
-    if (typeof argv.i === 'string') {
-      perf(dir, [argv.i])
-    } else {
-      perf(dir, argv.i)
-    }
+if (!argv.dir) {
+  console.log('err: root dir cannot be null.')
+  help()
+} else {
+  const dir = path.resolve(argv.dir)
+  console.log('Running benchmark tests..')
+  if (argv.nodir) {
+    console.log(`root dir: ${dir}`)
+    console.log('option.nodir: true\n')
+    run(dir, {nodir: true})
   } else {
-    perf(dir)
+    console.log(`root dir: ${dir}\n`)
+    run(dir)
   }
-} catch (er) {
-  throw er
 }
diff --git a/klaw-sync.js b/klaw-sync.js
index 1bf5825..f7456da 100644
--- a/klaw-sync.js
+++ b/klaw-sync.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 const path = require('path')
-const mm = require('micromatch')
 let fs
 try {
   fs = require('graceful-fs')
@@ -14,20 +13,22 @@ function klawSync (dir, opts, ls) {
     const item = {path: pathItem, stats: stat}
     if (stat.isDirectory()) {
       if (!opts.nodir) {
-        if (opts.ignore) {
-          if (mm(pathItem, opts.ignore).length === 0) ls.push(item)
-        } else if (opts.filter) {
-          if (opts.filter(item)) ls.push(item)
+        if (opts.filter) {
+          if (opts.filter(item)) {
+            ls.push(item)
+            ls = klawSync(pathItem, opts, ls)
+          }
+          if (!opts.noRecursiveOnFilter) ls = klawSync(pathItem, opts, ls)
         } else {
           ls.push(item)
+          ls = klawSync(pathItem, opts, ls)
         }
+      } else {
+        ls = klawSync(pathItem, opts, ls)
       }
-      ls = klawSync(pathItem, opts, ls)
     } else {
       if (!opts.nofile) {
-        if (opts.ignore) {
-          if (mm(pathItem, opts.ignore).length === 0) ls.push(item)
-        } else if (opts.filter) {
+        if (opts.filter) {
           if (opts.filter(item)) ls.push(item)
         } else {
           ls.push(item)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6af143..16ce01e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/manidlou/node-klaw-sync#readme",
   "dependencies": {
+    "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
     "micromatch": "^2.3.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index a23a912..1205d28 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('klaw-sync', () => {
       assert.deepEqual(dir.stats, dirsOnly[i].stats)
     })
   })
-
+  /*
   it('should ignore if opts.ignore is path name', () => {
     const dirToIgnore = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'node_modules')
     fs.ensureDirSync(dirToIgnore)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('klaw-sync', () => {
       {path: FILES[1], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[1])},
       {path: FILES[2], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[2])}
     ]
-    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: '**/node_modules'})
+    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: 'node_modules'})
     assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
     items.forEach((p, i) => {
       assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('klaw-sync', () => {
       {path: FILES[1], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[1])},
       {path: FILES[2], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[2])}
     ]
-    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: '{**/node_modules,**/.git}'})
+    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: '{node_modules,.git}'})
     assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
     items.forEach((p, i) => {
       assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('klaw-sync', () => {
       {path: FILES[1], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[1])},
       {path: FILES[2], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[2])}
     ]
-    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: ['**/node_modules', '**/.git', '**/*.md']})
+    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: ['node_modules', '.git', '.md']})
     assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
     items.forEach((p, i) => {
       assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe('klaw-sync', () => {
       {path: f1, stats: fs.statSync(f1)},
       {path: f2, stats: fs.statSync(f2)}
     ]
-    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: '!**/*.js'})
+    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {ignore: '.js'})
     assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
     items.forEach((p, i) => {
       assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
@@ -176,61 +176,87 @@ describe('klaw-sync', () => {
       assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
     })
   })
+  */
 
-  it('should filter if opts.filter is true based on path', () => {
-    const f1 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir1', 'foo.js')
-    const f2 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir2', 'dir2_1', 'bar.js')
-    fs.ensureFileSync(f1)
-    fs.ensureFileSync(f2)
-    const paths = [
-      {path: f1, stats: fs.statSync(f1)},
-      {path: f2, stats: fs.statSync(f2)}
-    ]
-    const filterFunc = (i) => path.extname(i.path) === '.js'
-    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {filter: filterFunc})
-    assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
-    items.forEach((p, i) => {
-      assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
-      assert.strictEqual(p.path, paths[i].path)
-      assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
+  describe('when opts.filter is true', () => {
+    it('should filter based on path', () => {
+      const f1 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir1', 'foo.js')
+      const f2 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir2', 'dir2_1', 'bar.js')
+      fs.ensureFileSync(f1)
+      fs.ensureFileSync(f2)
+      const paths = [
+        {path: f1, stats: fs.statSync(f1)},
+        {path: f2, stats: fs.statSync(f2)}
+      ]
+      const filterFunc = (i) => path.extname(i.path) === '.js'
+      const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {filter: filterFunc})
+      assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
+      items.forEach((p, i) => {
+        assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
+        assert.strictEqual(p.path, paths[i].path)
+        assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
+      })
     })
-  })
 
-  it('should filter if opts.filter is true based on stats', () => {
-    const f1 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir1', 'foo.js')
-    const f2 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir2', 'dir2_1', 'bar.js')
-    fs.outputFileSync(f1, 'test file 1 contents')
-    fs.outputFileSync(f2, 'test file 2 contents')
-    const paths = [
-      {path: f1, stats: fs.statSync(f1)},
-      {path: f2, stats: fs.statSync(f2)}
-    ]
-    const filterFunc = (i) => i.stats.isFile() && i.stats.size > 0
-    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {filter: filterFunc})
-    assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
-    items.forEach((p, i) => {
-      assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
-      assert.strictEqual(p.path, paths[i].path)
-      assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
+    it('should filter based on stats', () => {
+      const f1 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir1', 'foo.js')
+      const f2 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir2', 'dir2_1', 'bar.js')
+      fs.outputFileSync(f1, 'test file 1 contents')
+      fs.outputFileSync(f2, 'test file 2 contents')
+      const paths = [
+        {path: f1, stats: fs.statSync(f1)},
+        {path: f2, stats: fs.statSync(f2)}
+      ]
+      const filterFunc = (i) => i.stats.isFile() && i.stats.size > 0
+      const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {filter: filterFunc})
+      assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
+      items.forEach((p, i) => {
+        assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
+        assert.strictEqual(p.path, paths[i].path)
+        assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
+      })
     })
-  })
 
-  it('should filter if opts.filter is true based on both path and stats', () => {
-    const f1 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir1', 'foo.js')
-    const f2 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir2', 'dir2_1', 'bar.js')
-    fs.outputFileSync(f1, 'test file 1 contents')
-    fs.outputFileSync(f2, 'test file 2 contents')
-    const paths = [
-      {path: f1, stats: fs.statSync(f1)},
-      {path: f2, stats: fs.statSync(f2)}
-    ]
-    const filterFunc = (i) => path.extname(i.path) === '.js' && i.stats.size > 0
-    const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {filter: filterFunc})
-    assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
-    items.forEach((p, i) => {
-      assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
-      assert.strictEqual(p.path, paths[i].path)
-      assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
+    it('should filter based on both path and stats', () => {
+      const f1 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir1', 'foo.js')
+      const f2 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dir2', 'dir2_1', 'bar.js')
+      fs.outputFileSync(f1, 'test file 1 contents')
+      fs.outputFileSync(f2, 'test file 2 contents')
+      const paths = [
+        {path: f1, stats: fs.statSync(f1)},
+        {path: f2, stats: fs.statSync(f2)}
+      ]
+      const filterFunc = (i) => path.extname(i.path) === '.js' && i.stats.size > 0
+      const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {filter: filterFunc})
+      assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
+      items.forEach((p, i) => {
+        assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
+        assert.strictEqual(p.path, paths[i].path)
+        assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should filter but not recurse if noRecursiveOnFilter is true', () => {
+      const dirToIgnore1 = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'node_modules')
+      const dirToIgnore2 = path.join(dirToIgnore1, 'somepkg')
+      fs.ensureDirSync(dirToIgnore2)
+      const paths = [
+        {path: DIRS[0], stats: fs.statSync(DIRS[0])},
+        {path: FILES[0], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[0])},
+        {path: DIRS[1], stats: fs.statSync(DIRS[1])},
+        {path: DIRS[2], stats: fs.statSync(DIRS[2])},
+        {path: DIRS[3], stats: fs.statSync(DIRS[3])},
+        {path: FILES[1], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[1])},
+        {path: FILES[2], stats: fs.statSync(FILES[2])}
+      ]
+      const filterFunc = i => i.path.indexOf('node_modules') < 0
+      const items = klawSync(TEST_DIR, {filter: filterFunc, noRecursiveOnFilter: true})
+      assert.equal(items.length, paths.length)
+      items.forEach((p, i) => {
+        assert.deepEqual(p, paths[i])
+        assert.strictEqual(p.path, paths[i].path)
+        assert.deepEqual(p.stats, paths[i].stats)
+      })
     })
   })
 })