diff --git a/lib/compass/actions.rb b/lib/compass/actions.rb
index a853ee40..357ae6c7 100644
--- a/lib/compass/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/actions.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module Compass
         msg = "#{basename(dir)} already exists and is not a directory."
         raise Compass::FilesystemConflict.new(msg)
       else
-        logger.record :directory, basename(dir)
+        logger.record :directory, separate("#{basename(dir)}/")
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(dir) unless options[:dry_run]
       end          
     end
@@ -94,5 +94,10 @@ module Compass
       path.gsub(%r{/}, File::SEPARATOR)
     end
 
+    # Removes the trailing separator, if any, from a path.
+    def strip_trailing_separator(path)
+      (path[-1..-1] == File::SEPARATOR) ? path[0..-2] : path
+    end
+
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/compass/commands/project_base.rb b/lib/compass/commands/project_base.rb
index 96350820..887559a8 100644
--- a/lib/compass/commands/project_base.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/commands/project_base.rb
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ module Compass
         path.index(File::SEPARATOR) == 0
       end
 
-      def strip_trailing_separator(path)
-        (path[-1..-1] == File::SEPARATOR) ? path[0..-2] : path
-      end
     end
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
index 8fcafc83..16439df9 100644
--- a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ module Compass
       # returns an absolute path given a path relative to the current installation target.
       # Paths can use unix style "/" and will be corrected for the current platform.
       def targetize(path)
-        File.join(target_path, separate(path))
+        strip_trailing_separator File.join(target_path, separate(path))
       end
 
       # returns an absolute path given a path relative to the current template.
       # Paths can use unix style "/" and will be corrected for the current platform.
       def templatize(path)
-        File.join(template_path, separate(path))
+        strip_trailing_separator File.join(template_path, separate(path))
       end
 
       def stylesheet_links