diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index ab654481..33cf2a20 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -97,11 +97,16 @@ func LoadInput() []*Buffer {
 			if _, e := os.Stat(filename); e == nil {
 				// If it exists we load it into a buffer
 				input, err = os.Open(filename)
+				stat, _ := input.Stat()
 				defer input.Close()
 				if err != nil {
 					TermMessage(err)
 					continue
 				}
+				if stat.IsDir() {
+					TermMessage("Cannot read", filename, "because it is a directory")
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 			// If the file didn't exist, input will be empty, and we'll open an empty buffer
 			if input != nil {