diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1f71d13..3be586c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cli.parse({
     type: ['t', 'can be one of: all, public, private, forks, sources, member', 'string', 'all'],
     exclude: ['e', 'Exclude passed repos, comma separated', 'string'],
     only: ['o', 'Only clone passed repos, comma separated', 'string'],
+    directories: ['d', 'Check for existing directories before cloning', 'boolean', false],
     regexp: ['r', 'If true, exclude or only option will be evaluated as a regexp', 'boolean', false],
     username: ['u', 'Username for basic authentication. Required to access github api', 'string'],
     token: ['token', 'Token authentication. Required to access github api', 'string'],
diff --git a/lib/github.js b/lib/github.js
index 103ba02..c777a25 100644
--- a/lib/github.js
+++ b/lib/github.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn
     , cli = require('cli').enable('help', 'status', 'version')
-    , request = require('request').defaults({ jar: true });
+    , request = require('request').defaults({ jar: true })
+    , fs = require('fs')
+    , path = require('path');
 
 var github = exports;
 
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ function Organization(options) {
     this.token = options.token;
     this.regexp = options.regexp;
     this.gitaccess = options.gitaccess;
-    this.gitsettings = options.gitsettings;
 
     if (options.only && options.regexp) {
         this.only = new RegExp(options.only);
@@ -27,11 +28,20 @@ function Organization(options) {
     } else if (options.exclude) {
         this.exclude = options.exclude.split(',');
     }
+    if (options.directories) {
+        this.existingDirs = this.getDirectories(process.cwd());
+    }
 
     this.type = options.type;
     this.nextPageUrl = this.getRequestUri();
 }
 
+Organization.prototype.getDirectories = function(dir) {
+    return fs.readdirSync(dir).filter(function(subpath) {
+        return fs.statSync(path.join(dir, subpath)).isDirectory();
+    });
+}
+
 Organization.prototype.getRequestUri = function() {
     return this.BASE_URI + this.organization + '/repos' + '?per_page=' + this.perpage + '&type=' + this.type;
 }
@@ -105,15 +115,19 @@ Organization.prototype.parseLinks = function(response) {
 }
 
 Organization.prototype.clone = function(repo) {
+
     if (this.exclude && this.regexp && repo.name.match(this.exclude)) {
         return cli.debug('Repository ' + repo.name + ' ignored, exclude option: ' + this.exclude);
     } else if (this.exclude && !this.regexp && this.exclude.indexOf(repo.name) != -1) {
         return cli.debug('Repository ' + repo.name + ' ignored, exclude option: ' + this.exclude);
     } else if (this.only && this.regexp && !repo.name.match(this.only)) {
-        cli.debug('Repository ' + repo.name + ' ignored, only option: ' + this.only);
+        return cli.debug('Repository ' + repo.name + ' ignored, only option: ' + this.only);
     } else if (this.only && !this.regexp && this.only.indexOf(repo.name) == -1) {
         return cli.debug('Repository ' + repo.name + ' ignored, only option: ' + this.only);
-    } else {
+    } else if (this.existingDirs && this.existingDirs.indexOf(repo.name) > -1) {
+        return cli.info('Repository ' + repo.name + ' ignored, directory already found');
+    }
+    else {
         this.executeCloneCommand(repo);
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/github.js b/test/github.js
index 20b7675..91a7679 100644
--- a/test/github.js
+++ b/test/github.js
@@ -220,5 +220,34 @@ describe('Organization', function() {
                 });
             });
         });
+
+        describe('directory check mode', function() {
+            before(function() {
+                organization = new github.Organization({});
+                organization.existingDirs = ['foozin', 'barzin'];
+
+                cloneSpy = sinon.stub(organization, 'executeCloneCommand').returns(undefined);
+            });
+
+            it('executes clone command', function() {
+                var repo = { name: 'barbaz' };
+                organization.clone(repo);
+
+                repo = { name: 'bar' };
+                organization.clone(repo);
+
+                cloneSpy.callCount.should.equals(2);
+            });
+
+            it('does not execute clone command', function() {
+                var repo = { name: 'foozin' };
+                organization.clone(repo);
+
+                repo = { name: 'barzin' };
+                organization.clone(repo);
+
+                cloneSpy.callCount.should.equals(0);
+            });
+        });
     });
 });