diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 368104d..38a9df8 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:00:05 -0600
+#Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:58:02 -0600
 name=jdb-util
-version=1.0
+version=1.1
 lib.local=true
 
-build.number=4
+build.number=1
diff --git a/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/SmartConfig.groovy b/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/SmartConfig.groovy
index f80e315..dadeda2 100644
--- a/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/SmartConfig.groovy
+++ b/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/SmartConfig.groovy
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ public class SmartConfig {
         catch (Exception e) { log.warn("Cannot open config file.", e) }
     }
 
-    public SmartConfig(String filename) { this(new File(filename)) }
+    public SmartConfig(String filename) {
+        this(new File(filename))
 
-    public save() { 
+        log.trace("Loading configuration from {}",
+            new File(filename).canonicalPath)
+    }
+    public save() {
+        log.trace("Saving changes.")
         try {file.withOutputStream { os -> this.@props.store(os, "") } }
         catch (Exception e) { log.warn("Cannot save config file.", e) }
     }
@@ -29,34 +34,52 @@ public class SmartConfig {
 
     def getProperty(String name, Object defVal) {
 
-        if (log.isTraceEnabled()) log.trace("Looking up $name")
+        log.trace("Looking up {}", name)
 
         def val = props.getProperty(name)
 
         if (val == null) {
-            if (log.isTraceEnabled())
-                log.trace("Doesn't exists, setting with given default")
+            log.trace("Doesn't exists, setting with given default")
 
             val = defVal
-            props.setProperty(name, defVal.toString())
+            this.setProperty(name, defVal)
 
         } else {
 
             // boolean
             if (name ==~ /.*\?/) {
-                if (log.isTraceEnabled()) log.trace("Interpreting as a boolean")
+                log.trace("Interpreting as a boolean")
 
                 if (val.toLowerCase() =~ /(false|no|off|f|n)/)
                     val = false
                 else val = (Boolean) val
             }
+
+            // directory or file
+            else if (name ==~ /.*([dD]irectory|[dD]ir|[fF]ile)/) {
+                log.trace("Interpreting as a directory.")
+
+                val = new File(val)
+            } else {
+                log.trace("No known interpretation, casting to type of " +
+                    "default argument.")
+
+                val = val.asType(defVal.class)
+            }
         }
 
-        return val.asType(defVal.class)
+        return val
     }
 
     void setProperty(String name, def value) {
-        props."$name" = value.toString()
+        log.trace("Setting property: {}", name)
+
+        if (name ==~ /.*([dD]irectory|[dD]ir|[fF]ile)/) {
+            log.trace("Interpreting as a file/directory.")
+            props."$name" = value.canonicalPath
+        } else {
+            props."$name" = value.toString()
+        }
         save()
     }
 }