diff --git a/scribble.go b/scribble.go
index a7e5343..4fecf1d 100644
--- a/scribble.go
+++ b/scribble.go
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Read(collection, resource string, v interface{}) error {
 func read(record string, v interface{}) error {
 
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(record + ".json")
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -180,11 +179,14 @@ func (d *Driver) ReadAll(collection string) ([][]byte, error) {
 		return nil, ErrMissingCollection
 	}
 
+	//
 	dir := filepath.Join(d.dir, collection)
 	os.MkdirAll(dir, 0777)
 
-	// check to see if collection (directory) exists
-	if _, err := stat(dir); err != nil {
+	// read all the files in the transaction.Collection; an error here just means
+	// the collection is either empty or doesn't exist
+	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dir)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}