diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56d1285..d49e04c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ The Synchronous version still uses callbacks, so it is safe to use with other As
 
     options = {
         followLinks: false,
-        // asyncFilters: ["Temp", "_Temp"] // directories with these
-                                           // keys will be skipped
+        // filters: ["Temp", "_Temp"] // directories with these
+                                      // keys will be skipped
     };
 
     walker = walk.walk("/tmp", options);
diff --git a/lib/walk.js b/lib/walk.js
index 8e34fd8..31aabca 100644
--- a/lib/walk.js
+++ b/lib/walk.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     me._wq = [];
     me._wqueue = [me._wq];
     me._wcurpath = undefined;
-    me._wasyncFilters = options.asyncFilters;
+    me._wfilters = options.filters;
     me._wfirstrun = true;
     me._wcurpath = pathname;
 
@@ -176,12 +176,27 @@
       , me = this
       ;
 
-    try {
-      files = fs.readdirSync(me._wcurpath);
-    } catch(e) {
-      err = e;
+    // Stop directories that contain filter keywords
+    // from continuing through the walk process
+    if (me._wfilters != undefined) {
+      var shouldExclude = false;
+      for (var iFilter=0; iFilter<me._wfilters.length; ++iFilter) {
+        if (me._wcurpath.indexOf(me._wfilters[iFilter]) != -1 ) {
+          me._wNext();
+        }
+      }
     }
 
+    if( !shouldExclude ) {
+
+      console.log(me._wcurpath);
+      try {
+        files = fs.readdirSync(me._wcurpath);
+      } catch(e) {
+        err = e;
+      }
+    } else console.log("excluding: " + me._wcurpath)
+
     me._wReaddirHandler(err, files);
   };
   Walker.prototype._wWalkAsync = function () {
@@ -190,10 +205,10 @@
 
     // Stop directories that contain filter keywords
     // from continuing through the walk process
-    if (me._wasyncFilters != undefined) {
+    if (me._wfilters != undefined) {
       var shouldExclude = false;
-      for (var iFilter=0; iFilter<me._wasyncFilters.length; ++iFilter) {
-        if (me._wcurpath.indexOf(me._wasyncFilters[iFilter]) != -1 ) {
+      for (var iFilter=0; iFilter<me._wfilters.length; ++iFilter) {
+        if (me._wcurpath.indexOf(me._wfilters[iFilter]) != -1 ) {
           me._wNext();
         }
       }