diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
index 89f335a..140aa32 100644
--- a/test/Spec.hs
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ copyFileSpec =
         `shouldThrow`
         (\e -> ioeGetErrorType e == PermissionDenied)
 
-
     it "copyFile, wrong input type (symlink)" $
       copyFile' "test/copyFileSpec/inputFileSymL"
                 "test/copyFileSpec/outputFile"
@@ -631,7 +630,7 @@ deleteDirSpec =
   describe "HSFM.FileSystem.FileOperations.deleteDir" $ do
 
     -- successes --
-    it "deleteDir, regular file, all fine" $ do
+    it "deleteDir, empty directory, all fine" $ do
       createDir'' "test/deleteDirSpec/testDir"
       deleteDir' "test/deleteDirSpec/testDir"
       getSymbolicLinkStatus "test/deleteDirSpec/testDir"
@@ -642,6 +641,9 @@ deleteDirSpec =
       createDir'' "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms/testDir"
       noPerms "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms/testDir"
       deleteDir' "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms/testDir"
+      getSymbolicLinkStatus "test/deleteDirSpec/testDir"
+        `shouldThrow`
+        (\e -> ioeGetErrorType e == NoSuchThing)
 
     -- posix failures --
     it "deleteDir, wrong file type (symlink to directory)" $
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ deleteDirSpec =
         `shouldThrow`
         (\e -> ioeGetErrorType e == InappropriateType)
 
-    it "deleteDir, file does not exist" $
+    it "deleteDir, directory does not exist" $
       deleteDir' "test/deleteDirSpec/doesNotExist"
         `shouldThrow`
         (\e -> ioeGetErrorType e == NoSuchThing)
@@ -664,7 +666,7 @@ deleteDirSpec =
         `shouldThrow`
         (\e -> ioeGetErrorType e == UnsatisfiedConstraints)
 
-    it "deleteDir, can't write to parent directory" $ do
+    it "deleteDir, can't open parent directory" $ do
       createDir'' "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms/foo"
       noPerms "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms"
       (deleteDir' "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms/foo"
@@ -673,6 +675,16 @@ deleteDirSpec =
         >> normalDirPerms "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms"
         >> deleteDir' "test/deleteDirSpec/noPerms/foo"
 
+    it "deleteDir, can't write to parent directory, still fine" $ do
+      createDir'' "test/deleteDirSpec/noWritable/foo"
+      noWritableDirPerms "test/deleteDirSpec/noWritable"
+      (deleteDir' "test/deleteDirSpec/noWritable/foo"
+        `shouldThrow`
+        (\e -> ioeGetErrorType e == PermissionDenied))
+      normalDirPerms "test/deleteDirSpec/noWritable"
+      deleteDir' "test/deleteDirSpec/noWritable/foo"
+
+
 deleteDirRecursiveSpec :: Spec
 deleteDirRecursiveSpec =
   describe "HSFM.FileSystem.FileOperations.deleteDirRecursive" $ do
@@ -740,6 +752,7 @@ deleteDirRecursiveSpec =
 
 
 
+
     -----------------
     --[ Utilities ]--
     -----------------
@@ -894,8 +907,8 @@ deleteFile' p = do
 deleteDir' :: ByteString -> IO ()
 deleteDir' p = do
   pwd <- fromJust <$> getEnv "PWD" >>= P.parseAbs
-  file <- (pwd P.</>) <$> P.parseRel p
-  deleteDir file
+  dir <- (pwd P.</>) <$> P.parseRel p
+  deleteDir dir
 
 
 deleteDirRecursive' :: ByteString -> IO ()
diff --git a/test/deleteDirSpec/noWritable/.keep b/test/deleteDirSpec/noWritable/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29