diff --git a/persoconf/commands/check.py b/persoconf/commands/check.py
index 5c70431..d57feb9 100644
--- a/persoconf/commands/check.py
+++ b/persoconf/commands/check.py
@@ -136,18 +136,22 @@ def _compare_and_log(original_file_path, persoconf_backup_path, logger):
 
     is_dir = os.path.isdir( resolved_ofp )
 
-    if filecmp.cmp(resolved_ofp, resolved_pbp) :
-        if is_dir:
-            logger.info( "No modification on %s/"
-                         % original_file_path )
+    if is_dir:
+        dcmp = filecmp.dircmp(resolved_ofp, resolved_pbp)
+        if (    len(dcmp.diff_files) > 0
+             or len(dcmp.left_only)  > 0
+             or len(dcmp.right_only) > 0 ):
+            logger.warning( "Dir %s/ was modified"
+                            % original_file_path )
         else:
-            logger.info( "No modification on %s"
+            logger.info( "No modification on %s/"
                          % original_file_path )
 
     else:
-        if is_dir:
-            logger.warning( "Dir %s/ was modified"
-                            % original_file_path )
+        if filecmp.cmp(resolved_ofp, resolved_pbp) :
+            logger.info( "No modification on %s"
+                         % original_file_path )
+
         else:
             logger.warning( "File %s was modified"
                             % original_file_path )