diff --git a/Atom/Classes/AtomController.m b/Atom/Classes/AtomController.m
index e1e5f9f8d..c544b5aff 100644
--- a/Atom/Classes/AtomController.m
+++ b/Atom/Classes/AtomController.m
@@ -128,9 +128,8 @@
   dispatch_async(backgroundQueue, ^{
     NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
     
-    NSMutableArray *paths;    
+    NSMutableArray *paths = [NSMutableArray array];
     if (recursive) {
-      paths = [NSMutableArray array];
       NSDirectoryEnumerator *enumerator = [fm enumeratorAtPath:path];
       
       NSString *subpath;
diff --git a/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee
index 01f3f24ad..007af1abc 100644
--- a/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "fs", ->
       directoryPath = null
       beforeEach -> directoryPath = require.resolve 'fixtures/file-finder-dir'
 
-      fdescribe "when recursive is true", ->
+      describe "when recursive is true", ->
         it "returns a promise that resolves to the recursive contents of that directory", ->
           waitsFor (complete) ->
             fs.async.list(directoryPath, true).done (result) ->