diff --git a/src/command/pack.rs b/src/command/pack.rs
index cbdffbf..6bdf6e7 100644
--- a/src/command/pack.rs
+++ b/src/command/pack.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use command::utils::set_crate_path;
+use command::utils::{find_pkg_directory, set_crate_path};
 use error::Error;
 use npm;
 use slog::Logger;
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::result;
 use PBAR;
 
@@ -9,14 +10,13 @@ pub fn pack(path: Option<String>, log: &Logger) -> result::Result<(), Error> {
     let crate_path = set_crate_path(path);
 
     info!(&log, "Packing up the npm package...");
-    npm::npm_pack(&crate_path).map_err(|e| {
-        match e {
-            Error::Io { .. } => Error::PkgNotFound {
-                message: format!("Unable to find the pkg directory at path '{}', set the path as the parent directory of the pkg directory", &crate_path),
-            },
-            e => e,
-        }
+    let pkg_directory: Box<&Path> = find_pkg_directory(&crate_path).ok_or(Error::PkgNotFound {
+        message: format!(
+            "Unable to find the pkg directory at path '{}', or in a child directory of '{}'",
+            &crate_path, &crate_path
+        ),
     })?;
+    npm::npm_pack(&pkg_directory.to_string_lossy())?;
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     info!(&log, "Your package is located at {}/pkg", &crate_path);
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
diff --git a/src/command/publish.rs b/src/command/publish.rs
index 48c8fe0..55d8667 100644
--- a/src/command/publish.rs
+++ b/src/command/publish.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use command::utils::set_crate_path;
+use command::utils::{find_pkg_directory, set_crate_path};
 use error::Error;
 use npm;
 use slog::Logger;
@@ -24,22 +24,3 @@ pub fn publish(path: Option<String>, log: &Logger) -> result::Result<(), Error>
     PBAR.message("💥  published your package!");
     Ok(())
 }
-
-fn find_pkg_directory(guess_path: &str) -> Option<Box<&Path>> {
-    let path = Path::new(guess_path);
-    if is_pkg_directory(path) {
-        return Some(Box::new(path));
-    }
-
-    path.parent().and_then(|v| {
-        if is_pkg_directory(v) {
-            Some(Box::new(v))
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    })
-}
-
-fn is_pkg_directory(path: &Path) -> bool {
-    path.exists() && path.is_dir() && path.ends_with("pkg")
-}
diff --git a/src/command/utils.rs b/src/command/utils.rs
index ff85ef0..2bbd365 100644
--- a/src/command/utils.rs
+++ b/src/command/utils.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
 pub fn set_crate_path(path: Option<String>) -> String {
     let crate_path = match path {
         Some(p) => p,
@@ -6,3 +8,22 @@ pub fn set_crate_path(path: Option<String>) -> String {
 
     crate_path
 }
+
+pub fn find_pkg_directory(guess_path: &str) -> Option<Box<&Path>> {
+    let path = Path::new(guess_path);
+    if is_pkg_directory(path) {
+        return Some(Box::new(path));
+    }
+
+    path.parent().and_then(|v| {
+        if is_pkg_directory(v) {
+            Some(Box::new(v))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+fn is_pkg_directory(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    path.exists() && path.is_dir() && path.ends_with("pkg")
+}