diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js b/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
index 14ad9939..b7cc727f 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ function checkStats (src, dest) {
 function checkPaths (src, dest) {
   const {srcStat, destStat} = checkStats(src, dest)
   if (destStat.ino && destStat.ino === srcStat.ino) {
-    throw new Error('Source and destination must not be the same.')
+    console.warn(
+      'Source and destination must not be the same.',
+      'Dest Inode: ' + destStat.ino,
+      'Src Inode: ' + srcStat.ino
+    )
   }
   if (srcStat.isDirectory() && isSrcSubdir(src, dest)) {
     throw new Error(`Cannot copy '${src}' to a subdirectory of itself, '${dest}'.`)
diff --git a/lib/copy/copy.js b/lib/copy/copy.js
index 3dfbc540..be05f6be 100644
--- a/lib/copy/copy.js
+++ b/lib/copy/copy.js
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ function checkPaths (src, dest, cb) {
     if (err) return cb(err)
     const {srcStat, destStat} = stats
     if (destStat.ino && destStat.ino === srcStat.ino) {
-      return cb(new Error('Source and destination must not be the same.'))
+      console.warn(
+        'Source and destination must not be the same.',
+        'Dest Inode: ' + destStat.ino,
+        'Src Inode: ' + srcStat.ino
+      )
     }
     if (srcStat.isDirectory() && isSrcSubdir(src, dest)) {
       return cb(new Error(`Cannot copy '${src}' to a subdirectory of itself, '${dest}'.`))