diff --git a/dotdrop/updater.py b/dotdrop/updater.py
index b8761b5..149d352 100644
--- a/dotdrop/updater.py
+++ b/dotdrop/updater.py
@@ -287,16 +287,18 @@ class Updater:
                 self.log.dry(f'would cp -r {exist} {new}')
                 continue
             self.log.dbg(f'cp -r {exist} {new}')
+            cpied_cnt = 0
             try:
                 ign_func = self._ignore(ignores)
-                copytree_with_ign(exist, new,
-                                  ignore_func=ign_func,
-                                  debug=self.debug)
+                cpied_cnt= copytree_with_ign(exist, new,
+                                             ignore_func=ign_func,
+                                             debug=self.debug)
             except OSError as exc:
                 msg = f'error copying dir {exist}'
                 self.log.err(f'{msg}: {exc}')
                 continue
-            self.log.sub(f'\"{new}\" dir added')
+            if cpied_cnt:
+                self.log.sub(f'\"{new}\" dir added')
 
     def _ignore(self, ignores):
         def ignore_func(path):
diff --git a/dotdrop/utils.py b/dotdrop/utils.py
index cd8baf2..8d3ed67 100644
--- a/dotdrop/utils.py
+++ b/dotdrop/utils.py
@@ -303,15 +303,18 @@ def must_ignore(paths, ignores, debug=False):
 
 
 def _cp(src, dst, ignore_func=None, debug=False):
-    """the copy function for copytree"""
+    """
+    the copy function for copytree
+    returns the numb of files copied
+    """
     if ignore_func and ignore_func(src):
-        return
+        return 0
     if not os.path.isfile(src):
         # ignore special files
         if debug:
             LOG.dbg(f'ignore special file \"{src}\"',
                     force=True)
-        return
+        return 0
     dstdir = os.path.dirname(dst)
     if debug:
         LOG.dbg(f'mkdir \"{dstdir}\"',
@@ -320,7 +323,10 @@ def _cp(src, dst, ignore_func=None, debug=False):
     if debug:
         LOG.dbg(f'cp {src} {dst}',
                 force=True)
-    shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+    path = shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+    if os.path.exists(path):
+        return 1
+    return 0
 
 
 def copyfile(src, dst, debug=False):
@@ -332,9 +338,13 @@ def copyfile(src, dst, debug=False):
 
 
 def copytree_with_ign(src, dst, ignore_func=None, debug=False):
-    """copytree with support for ignore"""
+    """
+    copytree with support for ignore
+    returns the numb of files installed
+    """
     if debug:
         LOG.dbg(f'copytree \"{src}\" to \"{dst}\"', force=True)
+    copied_count = 0
     for entry in os.listdir(src):
         srcf = os.path.join(src, entry)
         dstf = os.path.join(dst, entry)
@@ -346,12 +356,13 @@ def copytree_with_ign(src, dst, ignore_func=None, debug=False):
                 LOG.dbg(f'mkdir \"{dstf}\"',
                         force=True)
             os.makedirs(dstf, exist_ok=True)
-            copytree_with_ign(srcf, dstf, ignore_func=ignore_func)
+            copied_count += copytree_with_ign(srcf, dstf, ignore_func=ignore_func)
         else:
             if debug:
                 LOG.dbg(f'copytree, copy file \"{src}\" to \"{dst}\"',
                         force=True)
-            _cp(srcf, dstf, ignore_func=ignore_func, debug=debug)
+            copied_count += _cp(srcf, dstf, ignore_func=ignore_func, debug=debug)
+    return copied_count
 
 
 def uniq_list(a_list):