diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 76d24dc..4b3bc80 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -269,9 +269,12 @@ func (c *Client) RemoveAll(path string) error {
 }
 
 // Mkdir makes a directory
-func (c *Client) Mkdir(path string, _ os.FileMode) error {
+func (c *Client) Mkdir(path string, _ os.FileMode) (err error) {
 	path = FixSlashes(path)
-	status := c.mkcol(path)
+	status, err := c.mkcol(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	if status == 201 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -280,12 +283,16 @@ func (c *Client) Mkdir(path string, _ os.FileMode) error {
 }
 
 // MkdirAll like mkdir -p, but for webdav
-func (c *Client) MkdirAll(path string, _ os.FileMode) error {
+func (c *Client) MkdirAll(path string, _ os.FileMode) (err error) {
 	path = FixSlashes(path)
-	status := c.mkcol(path)
+	status, err := c.mkcol(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	if status == 201 {
 		return nil
-	} else if status == 409 {
+	}
+	if status == 409 {
 		paths := strings.Split(path, "/")
 		sub := "/"
 		for _, e := range paths {
@@ -293,7 +300,10 @@ func (c *Client) MkdirAll(path string, _ os.FileMode) error {
 				continue
 			}
 			sub += e + "/"
-			status = c.mkcol(sub)
+			status, err = c.mkcol(sub)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
 			if status != 201 {
 				return newPathError("MkdirAll", sub, status)
 			}
@@ -385,22 +395,29 @@ func (c *Client) ReadStreamRange(path string, offset, length int64) (io.ReadClos
 }
 
 // Write writes data to a given path
-func (c *Client) Write(path string, data []byte, _ os.FileMode) error {
-	s := c.put(path, bytes.NewReader(data))
+func (c *Client) Write(path string, data []byte, _ os.FileMode) (err error) {
+	s, err := c.put(path, bytes.NewReader(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	switch s {
 
 	case 200, 201, 204:
 		return nil
 
 	case 409:
-		err := c.createParentCollection(path)
+		err = c.createParentCollection(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return
 		}
 
-		s = c.put(path, bytes.NewReader(data))
+		s, err = c.put(path, bytes.NewReader(data))
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
 		if s == 200 || s == 201 || s == 204 {
-			return nil
+			return
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -408,14 +425,17 @@ func (c *Client) Write(path string, data []byte, _ os.FileMode) error {
 }
 
 // WriteStream writes a stream
-func (c *Client) WriteStream(path string, stream io.Reader, _ os.FileMode) error {
+func (c *Client) WriteStream(path string, stream io.Reader, _ os.FileMode) (err error) {
 
-	err := c.createParentCollection(path)
+	err = c.createParentCollection(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	s := c.put(path, stream)
+	s, err := c.put(path, stream)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	switch s {
 	case 200, 201, 204:
diff --git a/cmd/gowebdav/main.go b/cmd/gowebdav/main.go
index 97c1010..ef1b7ed 100644
--- a/cmd/gowebdav/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gowebdav/main.go
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	d "github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+
+	d "github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -190,8 +193,18 @@ func cmdCp(c *d.Client, p0, p1 string) (err error) {
 
 func cmdPut(c *d.Client, p0, p1 string) (err error) {
 	if p1 == "" {
-		p1 = filepath.Join(".", p0)
+		p1 = path.Join(".", p0)
+	} else {
+		var fi fs.FileInfo
+		fi, err = c.Stat(p0)
+		if err != nil && !d.IsErrNotFound(err) {
+			return
+		}
+		if !d.IsErrNotFound(err) && fi.IsDir() {
+			p0 = path.Join(p0, p1)
+		}
 	}
+
 	stream, err := getStream(p1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf1e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package gowebdav
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// StatusError implements error and wraps
+// an erroneous status code.
+type StatusError struct {
+	Status int
+}
+
+func (se StatusError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", se.Status)
+}
+
+// IsErrCode returns true if the given error
+// is an os.PathError wrapping a StatusError
+// with the given status code.
+func IsErrCode(err error, code int) bool {
+	if pe, ok := err.(*os.PathError); ok {
+		se, ok := pe.Err.(StatusError)
+		return ok && se.Status == code
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// IsErrNotFound is shorthand for IsErrCode
+// for status 404.
+func IsErrNotFound(err error) bool {
+	return IsErrCode(err, 404)
+}
+
+func newPathError(op string, path string, statusCode int) error {
+	return &os.PathError{
+		Op:   op,
+		Path: path,
+		Err:  StatusError{statusCode},
+	}
+}
+
+func newPathErrorErr(op string, path string, err error) error {
+	return &os.PathError{
+		Op:   op,
+		Path: path,
+		Err:  err,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/requests.go b/requests.go
index 7e13b9b..ac33470 100644
--- a/requests.go
+++ b/requests.go
@@ -91,18 +91,19 @@ func (c *Client) req(method, path string, body io.Reader, intercept func(*http.R
 	return rs, err
 }
 
-func (c *Client) mkcol(path string) int {
+func (c *Client) mkcol(path string) (status int, err error) {
 	rs, err := c.req("MKCOL", path, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 400
+		return
 	}
 	defer rs.Body.Close()
 
-	if rs.StatusCode == 201 || rs.StatusCode == 405 {
-		return 201
+	status = rs.StatusCode
+	if status == 405 {
+		status = 201
 	}
 
-	return rs.StatusCode
+	return
 }
 
 func (c *Client) options(path string) (*http.Response, error) {
@@ -130,13 +131,22 @@ func (c *Client) propfind(path string, self bool, body string, resp interface{},
 	defer rs.Body.Close()
 
 	if rs.StatusCode != 207 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s - %s %s", rs.Status, "PROPFIND", path)
+		return newPathError("PROPFIND", path, rs.StatusCode)
 	}
 
 	return parseXML(rs.Body, resp, parse)
 }
 
-func (c *Client) doCopyMove(method string, oldpath string, newpath string, overwrite bool) (int, io.ReadCloser) {
+func (c *Client) doCopyMove(
+	method string,
+	oldpath string,
+	newpath string,
+	overwrite bool,
+) (
+	status int,
+	r io.ReadCloser,
+	err error,
+) {
 	rs, err := c.req(method, oldpath, nil, func(rq *http.Request) {
 		rq.Header.Add("Destination", PathEscape(Join(c.root, newpath)))
 		if overwrite {
@@ -146,13 +156,18 @@ func (c *Client) doCopyMove(method string, oldpath string, newpath string, overw
 		}
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return 400, nil
+		return
 	}
-	return rs.StatusCode, rs.Body
+	status = rs.StatusCode
+	r = rs.Body
+	return
 }
 
-func (c *Client) copymove(method string, oldpath string, newpath string, overwrite bool) error {
-	s, data := c.doCopyMove(method, oldpath, newpath, overwrite)
+func (c *Client) copymove(method string, oldpath string, newpath string, overwrite bool) (err error) {
+	s, data, err := c.doCopyMove(method, oldpath, newpath, overwrite)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	if data != nil {
 		defer data.Close()
 	}
@@ -177,14 +192,15 @@ func (c *Client) copymove(method string, oldpath string, newpath string, overwri
 	return newPathError(method, oldpath, s)
 }
 
-func (c *Client) put(path string, stream io.Reader) int {
+func (c *Client) put(path string, stream io.Reader) (status int, err error) {
 	rs, err := c.req("PUT", path, stream, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 400
+		return
 	}
 	defer rs.Body.Close()
 
-	return rs.StatusCode
+	status = rs.StatusCode
+	return
 }
 
 func (c *Client) createParentCollection(itemPath string) (err error) {
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index f82592a..c7a65ad 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -16,22 +15,6 @@ func log(msg interface{}) {
 	fmt.Println(msg)
 }
 
-func newPathError(op string, path string, statusCode int) error {
-	return &os.PathError{
-		Op:   op,
-		Path: path,
-		Err:  fmt.Errorf("%d", statusCode),
-	}
-}
-
-func newPathErrorErr(op string, path string, err error) error {
-	return &os.PathError{
-		Op:   op,
-		Path: path,
-		Err:  err,
-	}
-}
-
 // PathEscape escapes all segments of a given path
 func PathEscape(path string) string {
 	s := strings.Split(path, "/")