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+var Filer = require('../..');
+var util = require('../lib/test-utils.js');
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+describe('fs.readFile on a dir path', function() {
+  beforeEach(util.setup);
+  afterEach(util.cleanup);
+
+  it('should fail with EISDIR', function(done) {
+    var fs = util.fs();
+
+    fs.readFile('/', function(err) {
+      expect(err.code).to.equal('EISDIR');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});