diff --git a/lib/dest/index.js b/lib/dest/index.js
index 8ac4344c..32f6deb1 100644
--- a/lib/dest/index.js
+++ b/lib/dest/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ var writeContents = require('./writeContents');
 var defaultMode = 0777 & (~process.umask());
 
 module.exports = function(outFolder, opt) {
+  if (typeof outFolder !== 'string') throw new Error('Invalid output folder');
+
   if (!opt) opt = {};
   if (!opt.cwd) opt.cwd = process.cwd();
   if (typeof opt.mode === 'string') opt.mode = parseInt(opt.mode, 8);
diff --git a/lib/src/index.js b/lib/src/index.js
index 90aad6e8..cad61053 100644
--- a/lib/src/index.js
+++ b/lib/src/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ var File = require('vinyl');
 var getContents = require('./getContents');
 var getStats = require('./getStats');
 
+var validateGlob = function(glob) {
+  var isArr = Array.isArray(glob);
+  if (typeof glob !== 'string' && !isArr) return false;
+  if (isArr && isArr.length === 0) return false;
+  return true;
+};
+
 module.exports = function(glob, opt) {
+  if (!validateGlob(glob)) throw new Error('Invalid glob pattern');
+
   if (!opt) opt = {};
   if (typeof opt.read !== 'boolean') opt.read = true;
   if (typeof opt.buffer !== 'boolean') opt.buffer = true;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa4e5f95..3dfbe8f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "vinyl-fs",
   "description": "Vinyl adapter for the file system",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "homepage": "http://github.com/wearefractal/vinyl-fs",
   "repository": "git://github.com/wearefractal/vinyl-fs.git",
   "author": "Fractal <contact@wearefractal.com> (http://wearefractal.com/)",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "vinyl": "^0.2.0",
     "glob-stream": "^3.1.5",
-    "glob-watcher": "^0.0.3",
+    "glob-watcher": "^0.0.4",
     "mkdirp": "^0.3.5",
     "graceful-fs": "^2.0.1",
     "map-stream": "^0.1.0"
diff --git a/test/dest.js b/test/dest.js
index 12d9f5e1..c7facd44 100644
--- a/test/dest.js
+++ b/test/dest.js
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ describe('dest stream', function() {
   beforeEach(wipeOut);
   afterEach(wipeOut);
 
+  it('should explode on invalid folder', function(done) {
+    var stream;
+    try {
+      stream = gulp.dest();
+    } catch (err) {
+      should.exist(err);
+      should.not.exist(stream);
+      done();
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should pass through writes with cwd', function(done) {
     var inputPath = path.join(__dirname, "./fixtures/test.coffee");
 
diff --git a/test/src.js b/test/src.js
index 30b08006..587c3e9e 100644
--- a/test/src.js
+++ b/test/src.js
@@ -19,6 +19,39 @@ var dataWrap = function(fn) {
 
 describe('source stream', function() {
 
+  it('should explode on invalid glob (empty)', function(done) {
+    var stream;
+    try {
+      stream = gulp.src();
+    } catch (err) {
+      should.exist(err);
+      should.not.exist(stream);
+      done();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should explode on invalid glob (number)', function(done) {
+    var stream;
+    try {
+      stream = gulp.src(123);
+    } catch (err) {
+      should.exist(err);
+      should.not.exist(stream);
+      done();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should explode on invalid glob (empty array)', function(done) {
+    var stream;
+    try {
+      stream = gulp.src([]);
+    } catch (err) {
+      should.exist(err);
+      should.not.exist(stream);
+      done();
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should pass through writes', function(done) {
     var expectedPath = path.join(__dirname, "./fixtures/test.coffee");
     var expectedContent = fs.readFileSync(expectedPath);