diff --git a/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/Copy.php b/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/Copy.php
index 3b3f698f..888cf09d 100644
--- a/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/Copy.php
+++ b/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/Copy.php
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ class Copy extends DeploystrategyAbstract
      */
     public function createDelegate($source, $dest)
     {
+        list($mapSource, $mapDest) = $this->getCurrentMapping();
+        $mapSource = $this->removeTrailingSlash($mapSource);
+        $mapDest = $this->removeTrailingSlash($mapDest);
+        $cleanDest = $this->removeTrailingSlash($dest);
+
         $sourcePath = $this->getSourceDir() . '/' . $this->removeTrailingSlash($source);
         $destPath = $this->getDestDir() . '/' . $this->removeTrailingSlash($dest);
 
@@ -36,20 +41,28 @@ public function createDelegate($source, $dest)
         // Namespace/ModuleDir => Namespace/, but Namespace/ModuleDir may exist
         // Namespace/ModuleDir => Namespace/ModuleDir, but ModuleDir may exist
 
+        // first iteration through, we need to update the mappings to correctly handle mismatch globs
+        if ($mapSource == $this->removeTrailingSlash($source) && $mapDest == $this->removeTrailingSlash($dest)) {
+            if (basename($sourcePath) !== basename($destPath)) {
+                $this->setCurrentMapping(array($mapSource, $mapDest . '/' . basename($source)));
+                $cleanDest = $cleanDest . '/' . basename($source);
+            }
+        }
+
         if (file_exists($destPath) && is_dir($destPath)) {
-            if (basename($sourcePath) === basename($destPath)) {
+            if (strcmp(substr($cleanDest, strlen($mapDest)+1), substr($source, strlen($mapSource)+1)) === 0) {
                 // copy each child of $sourcePath into $destPath
                 foreach (new \DirectoryIterator($sourcePath) as $item) {
                     $item = (string) $item;
                     if (!strcmp($item, '.') || !strcmp($item, '..')) {
                         continue;
                     }
-                    $childSource = $source . '/' . $item;
+                    $childSource = $this->removeTrailingSlash($source) . '/' . $item;
                     $this->create($childSource, substr($destPath, strlen($this->getDestDir())+1));
                 }
                 return true;
             } else {
-                $destPath .= '/' . basename($source);
+                $destPath = $this->removeTrailingSlash($destPath) . '/' . basename($source);
                 return $this->create($source, substr($destPath, strlen($this->getDestDir())+1));
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/DeploystrategyAbstract.php b/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/DeploystrategyAbstract.php
index b8a80b55..e003007a 100644
--- a/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/DeploystrategyAbstract.php
+++ b/src/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/DeploystrategyAbstract.php
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ abstract class DeploystrategyAbstract
      */
     protected $mappings = array();
 
+    /**
+     * The current mapping of the deployment iteration
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $currentMapping = array();
+
     /**
      * The magento installation's base directory
      *
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ public function deploy()
     {
         foreach ($this->getMappings() as $data) {
             list ($source, $dest) = $data;
+            $this->setCurrentMapping($data);
             $this->create($source, $dest);
         }
         return $this;
@@ -139,6 +147,26 @@ public function setMappings(array $mappings)
         $this->mappings = $mappings;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the current mapping used on the deployment iteration
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getCurrentMapping()
+    {
+        return $this->currentMapping;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the current mapping used on the deployment iteration
+     *
+     * @param array $mapping
+     */
+    public function setCurrentMapping($mapping)
+    {
+        $this->currentMapping = $mapping;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a key value pair to mapping
      */
@@ -159,6 +187,7 @@ protected function removeTrailingSlash($path)
      *
      * @param string $source
      * @param string $dest
+     * @throws \ErrorException
      * @return bool
      */
     public function create($source, $dest)
@@ -184,7 +213,7 @@ public function create($source, $dest)
         file app/etc/   --> link app/etc/file to file
         file app/etc/a  --> link app/etc/a to file
         file app/etc/a  --> if app/etc/a is a file throw exception unless force is set, in that case rm and see above
-        file app/etc/a/ --> link app/etc/a/file to file regardless if app/etc/a existst or not
+        file app/etc/a/ --> link app/etc/a/file to file regardless if app/etc/a exists or not
 
         */
 
diff --git a/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/AbstractTest.php b/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/AbstractTest.php
index 77ca87d3..2d1d21ea 100644
--- a/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/AbstractTest.php
+++ b/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/AbstractTest.php
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public function testCreate()
         touch($this->sourceDir . DS . $src);
         $this->assertTrue(is_readable($this->sourceDir . DS . $src));
         $this->assertFalse(is_readable($this->destDir . DS . $dest));
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($src, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($src, $dest);
         $this->assertTrue(is_readable($this->destDir . DS . $dest));
     }
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ public function testCopyDirToDir()
         touch($this->sourceDir . DS . $src . DS . "local.xml");
         $this->assertTrue(is_readable($this->sourceDir . DS . $src . DS . "local.xml"));
         $this->assertFalse(is_readable($this->destDir . DS . $dest . DS . "local.xml"));
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($src, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($src, $dest);
         $this->assertTrue(is_readable($this->destDir . DS . $dest . DS . "local.xml"));
     }
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ public function testGlobTargetDirExists()
 
         $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest . DS . basename($globSource);
 
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
         $this->assertFileType(dirname($testTarget), self::TEST_FILETYPE_DIR);
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ public function testTargetDirWithChildDirExists()
 
         $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest . DS . basename($globSource) . DS . basename($sourceContents);
 
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
         //passthru("tree {$this->destDir}/$dest");
 
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ public function testTargetDirWithChildDirNotExists()
 
         $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest . DS . basename($globSource) . DS . basename($sourceContents);
 
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
         //passthru("tree {$this->destDir}/$dest");
 
@@ -228,6 +233,7 @@ public function testGlobTargetDirDoesNotExists()
 
         $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest;
 
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
         $this->assertFileType(dirname($testTarget), self::TEST_FILETYPE_DIR);
@@ -247,6 +253,7 @@ public function testGlobSlashDirectoryExists()
         $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest . basename($globSource);
 
         // second create has to identify symlink
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
         $this->assertFileType(dirname($testTarget), self::TEST_FILETYPE_DIR);
@@ -265,6 +272,7 @@ public function testGlobSlashDirectoryDoesNotExists()
         $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest . basename($globSource);
 
         // second create has to identify symlink
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
         $this->assertFileType(dirname($testTarget), self::TEST_FILETYPE_DIR);
@@ -284,6 +292,7 @@ public function testGlobWildcardTargetDirDoesNotExist()
 
         $dest = "targetdir";
 
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
         $targetDir = $this->destDir . DS . $dest;
@@ -312,6 +321,7 @@ public function testGlobWildcardTargetDirDoesExist()
         $dest = "targetdir";
         $this->mkdir($this->destDir . DS . $dest);
 
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
         $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
         $targetDir = $this->destDir . DS . $dest;
@@ -348,6 +358,7 @@ public function testSourceAndTargetAreDirsDoNotExist()
             $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest;
             $testTargetContent = $testTarget . DS . $sourceDirContent;
 
+            $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
             $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
             $this->assertFileExists($testTarget);
@@ -378,11 +389,12 @@ public function testSourceAndTargetAreDirsDoExist()
             $this->mkdir($this->destDir . DS . $dest);
 
             // The target should be created INSIDE the target directory because the target dir exists exist
-            // This is how bash commands (and therefore modman) process source and targer
+            // This is how bash commands (and therefore modman) process source and target
 
             $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest . DS . basename($globSource);
             $testTargetContent = $testTarget . DS . $sourceDirContent;
 
+            $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($globSource, $dest));
             $this->strategy->create($globSource, $dest);
 
             $this->assertFileExists($testTarget);
diff --git a/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/CopyTest.php b/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/CopyTest.php
index 7c2cbcdf..90c75881 100644
--- a/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/CopyTest.php
+++ b/tests/MagentoHackathon/Composer/Magento/Deploystrategy/CopyTest.php
@@ -23,4 +23,28 @@ public function getTestDeployStrategyFiletype($isDir = false)
 
         return self::TEST_FILETYPE_FILE;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    
+    public function testCopyDirToDirOfSameName()
+    {
+        $sourceRoot = 'root';
+        $sourceContents = "subdir/subdir/test.xml";
+
+        $this->mkdir($this->sourceDir . DS . $sourceRoot . DS . dirname($sourceContents));
+        touch($this->sourceDir . DS . $sourceRoot . DS . $sourceContents);
+
+        // intentionally using a differnt name to verify solution doesn't rely on identical src/dest paths
+        $dest = "dest/root";
+        $this->mkdir($this->destDir . DS . $dest);
+
+        $testTarget = $this->destDir . DS . $dest . DS . $sourceContents;
+        $this->strategy->setCurrentMapping(array($sourceRoot, $dest));
+
+        $this->strategy->create($sourceRoot, $dest);
+        $this->assertFileExists($testTarget);
+
+        $this->strategy->setIsForced(true);
+        $this->strategy->create($sourceRoot, $dest);
+
+        $this->assertFileNotExists(dirname(dirname($testTarget)) . DS . basename($testTarget));
+    }
+}