diff --git a/dotdrop/importer.py b/dotdrop/importer.py
index 9f45fdf..abcf4d4 100644
--- a/dotdrop/importer.py
+++ b/dotdrop/importer.py
@@ -186,13 +186,20 @@ class Importer:
             self.log.dry('would copy {} to {}'.format(dst, srcf))
         else:
             # copy the file to the dotpath
-            if os.path.isdir(dst):
-                if os.path.exists(srcf):
-                    shutil.rmtree(srcf)
-                shutil.copytree(dst, srcf, copy_function=self._cp,
-                                ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns(*self.ignore))
-            else:
-                shutil.copy2(dst, srcf)
+            try:
+                if os.path.isdir(dst):
+                    if os.path.exists(srcf):
+                        shutil.rmtree(srcf)
+                    ig = shutil.ignore_patterns(*self.ignore)
+                    shutil.copytree(dst, srcf,
+                                    copy_function=self._cp,
+                                    ignore=ig)
+                else:
+                    shutil.copy2(dst, srcf)
+            except shutil.Error as e:
+                src = e.args[0][0][0]
+                why = e.args[0][0][2]
+                self.log.err('importing \"{}\" failed: {}'.format(src, why))
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/tests-ng/import.sh b/tests-ng/import.sh
index 854388e..81eb79c 100755
--- a/tests-ng/import.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/import.sh
@@ -101,6 +101,35 @@ cntpost=`find ${tmps}/dotfiles -type f | wc -l`
 
 [ "${cntpost}" != "${cntpre}" ] && echo "import issue" && exit 1
 
+#######################################
+# import directory with named pipe
+
+cat > ${cfg} << _EOF
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+dotfiles:
+profiles:
+_EOF
+
+# create the dotfile
+d="${tmpd}/with_named_pipe"
+mkdir -p ${d}
+echo "file1" > ${d}/file1
+echo "fil2" > ${d}/file2
+mkfifo ${d}/fifo
+
+# import
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -c ${cfg} -p p2 -V ${d}
+
+# ensure exists and is not link
+[ ! -d ${tmps}/dotfiles/${d} ] && echo "not a directory" && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/${d}/file1 ] && echo "not exist" && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/${d}/file2 ] && echo "not exist" && exit 1
+
+cat ${cfg} | grep ${d} >/dev/null 2>&1
+
 ## CLEANING
 rm -rf ${tmps} ${tmpd}
 
diff --git a/tests.sh b/tests.sh
index 722f973..d98f76b 100755
--- a/tests.sh
+++ b/tests.sh
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ fi
 #fi
 
 ## done
-echo "All test finished successfully in ${SECONDS}s"
+echo "All test finished successfully"