diff --git a/importer/importer.c b/importer/importer.c
index 5861afd..02daf4f 100644
--- a/importer/importer.c
+++ b/importer/importer.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int ipfs_importer_add_filesize_to_data_section(struct Node* node, size_t bytes_r
  * @param node the node to add to
  * @returns number of bytes read
  */
-size_t ipfs_import_chunk(FILE* file, struct Node* parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs_repo, size_t* total_size) {
+size_t ipfs_import_chunk(FILE* file, struct Node* parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs_repo, size_t* total_size, size_t* bytes_written) {
 	unsigned char buffer[MAX_DATA_SIZE];
 	size_t bytes_read = fread(buffer, 1, MAX_DATA_SIZE, file);
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ size_t ipfs_import_chunk(FILE* file, struct Node* parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs
 		return 0;
 	}
 	unsigned char protobuf[protobuf_size];
-	size_t bytes_written = 0;
-	if (ipfs_unixfs_protobuf_encode(new_unixfs, protobuf, protobuf_size, &bytes_written) == 0) {
+	*bytes_written = 0;
+	if (ipfs_unixfs_protobuf_encode(new_unixfs, protobuf, protobuf_size, bytes_written) == 0) {
 		ipfs_unixfs_free(new_unixfs);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ size_t ipfs_import_chunk(FILE* file, struct Node* parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs
 	// we're done with the UnixFS object
 	ipfs_unixfs_free(new_unixfs);
 
+	size_t size_of_node = 0;
+
 	// if there is more to read, create a new node.
 	if (bytes_read == MAX_DATA_SIZE) {
 		// create a new node
-		if (ipfs_node_new_from_data(protobuf, bytes_written, &new_node) == 0) {
+		if (ipfs_node_new_from_data(protobuf, *bytes_written, &new_node) == 0) {
 			return 0;
 		}
 		// persist
@@ -111,19 +113,20 @@ size_t ipfs_import_chunk(FILE* file, struct Node* parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs
 		}
 		ipfs_importer_add_filesize_to_data_section(parent_node, bytes_read);
 		ipfs_node_free(new_node);
+		*bytes_written = size_of_node;
+		size_of_node = 0;
 	} else {
 		// if there are no existing links, put what we pulled from the file into parent_node
 		// otherwise, add it as a link
 		if (parent_node->head_link == NULL) {
-			ipfs_node_set_data(parent_node, protobuf, bytes_written);
+			ipfs_node_set_data(parent_node, protobuf, *bytes_written);
 		} else {
 			// there are existing links. put the data in a new node, save it, then put the link in parent_node
 			// create a new node
-			if (ipfs_node_new_from_data(protobuf, bytes_written, &new_node) == 0) {
+			if (ipfs_node_new_from_data(protobuf, *bytes_written, &new_node) == 0) {
 				return 0;
 			}
 			// persist
-			size_t size_of_node = 0;
 			if (ipfs_merkledag_add(new_node, fs_repo, &size_of_node) == 0) {
 				ipfs_node_free(new_node);
 				return 0;
@@ -145,7 +148,8 @@ size_t ipfs_import_chunk(FILE* file, struct Node* parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs
 			ipfs_node_free(new_node);
 		}
 		// persist the main node
-		ipfs_merkledag_add(parent_node, fs_repo, &bytes_written);
+		ipfs_merkledag_add(parent_node, fs_repo, bytes_written);
+		*bytes_written += size_of_node;
 	} // add to parent vs add as link
 
 	return bytes_read;
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ int ipfs_import_print_node_results(const struct Node* node, const char* file_nam
  * @param parent_node the root node (has links to others in case this is a large file and is split)
  * @returns true(1) on success
  */
-int ipfs_import_file(const char* fileName, struct Node** parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs_repo) {
+int ipfs_import_file(const char* root_dir, const char* fileName, struct Node** parent_node, struct FSRepo* fs_repo, size_t* bytes_written) {
 	/**
 	 * NOTE: When this function completes, parent_node will be either:
 	 * 1) the complete file, in the case of a small file (<256k-ish)
@@ -198,22 +202,26 @@ int ipfs_import_file(const char* fileName, struct Node** parent_node, struct FSR
 		struct FileList* next = first;
 		while (next != NULL) {
 			// process each file. NOTE: could be an embedded directory
+			*bytes_written = 0;
 			struct Node* file_node;
 			size_t filename_len = strlen(fileName) + strlen(next->file_name) + 2;
 			char full_file_name[filename_len];
 			os_utils_filepath_join(fileName, next->file_name, full_file_name, filename_len);
-			if (ipfs_import_file(full_file_name, &file_node, fs_repo) == 0) {
+			if (ipfs_import_file(root_dir, full_file_name, &file_node, fs_repo, bytes_written) == 0) {
 				ipfs_node_free(*parent_node);
 				os_utils_free_file_list(first);
 				return 0;
 			}
 			// TODO: probably need to display what was imported
-			ipfs_import_print_node_results(file_node, next->file_name);
+			int len = strlen(next->file_name) + strlen(root_dir) + 2;
+			char full_path[len];
+			os_utils_filepath_join(root_dir, next->file_name, full_path, len);
+			ipfs_import_print_node_results(file_node, full_path);
 			// TODO: Determine what needs to be done if this file_node is a file, a split file, or a directory
 			// Create link from file_node
 			struct NodeLink* file_node_link;
 			ipfs_node_link_create(next->file_name, file_node->hash, file_node->hash_size, &file_node_link);
-			file_node_link->t_size = file_node->data_size;
+			file_node_link->t_size = *bytes_written;
 			// add file_node as link to parent_node
 			ipfs_node_add_link(*parent_node, file_node_link);
 			// clean up file_node
@@ -233,7 +241,9 @@ int ipfs_import_file(const char* fileName, struct Node** parent_node, struct FSR
 
 		// add all nodes (will be called multiple times for large files)
 		while ( bytes_read == MAX_DATA_SIZE) {
-			bytes_read = ipfs_import_chunk(file, *parent_node, fs_repo, &total_size);
+			size_t written = 0;
+			bytes_read = ipfs_import_chunk(file, *parent_node, fs_repo, &total_size, &written);
+			*bytes_written += written;
 		}
 		fclose(file);
 	}
@@ -290,9 +300,13 @@ int ipfs_import_files(int argc, char** argv) {
 	struct FileList* current = first;
 	while (current != NULL) {
 		struct Node* directory_entry = NULL;
-		retVal = ipfs_import_file(current->file_name, &directory_entry, fs_repo);
+		char* path;
+		char* filename;
+		os_utils_split_filename(current->file_name, &path, &filename);
+		size_t bytes_written = 0;
+		retVal = ipfs_import_file(filename, current->file_name, &directory_entry, fs_repo, &bytes_written);
 
-		ipfs_import_print_node_results(directory_entry, current->file_name);
+		ipfs_import_print_node_results(directory_entry, filename);
 		// cleanup
 		ipfs_node_free(directory_entry);
 		current = current->next;
diff --git a/include/ipfs/importer/importer.h b/include/ipfs/importer/importer.h
index 83efadb..3b4b0e9 100644
--- a/include/ipfs/importer/importer.h
+++ b/include/ipfs/importer/importer.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @param node the root node (could have links to others)
  * @returns true(1) on success
  */
-int ipfs_import_file(const char* fileName, struct Node** node, struct FSRepo* fs_repo);
+int ipfs_import_file(const char* root, const char* fileName, struct Node** node, struct FSRepo* fs_repo, size_t* bytes_written);
 
 /**
  * called from the command line
diff --git a/include/ipfs/os/utils.h b/include/ipfs/os/utils.h
index a1b26d8..2753ced 100644
--- a/include/ipfs/os/utils.h
+++ b/include/ipfs/os/utils.h
@@ -16,10 +16,30 @@ struct FileList {
 	struct FileList* next;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Builds a list of files within a directory
+ * @param path the path to examine
+ * @returns a FileList struct of the first file
+ */
 struct FileList* os_utils_list_directory(const char* path);
-// frees memory used by creating a FileList linked list
+
+/**
+ * Cleans up memory used by a FileList struct
+ * @param first the struct to free
+ * @returns true(1)
+ */
 int os_utils_free_file_list(struct FileList* first);
 
+/**
+ * Split the filename from the path
+ * @param in the full path and filename
+ * @param path only the path part
+ * @param filename only the file name
+ * @returns true(1)
+ */
+int os_utils_split_filename(const char* in, char** path, char** filename);
+
+
 /**
  * get an environment varible from the os
  * @param variable the variable to look for
diff --git a/os/Makefile b/os/Makefile
index 66eaabe..2ab0663 100644
--- a/os/Makefile
+++ b/os/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -O0 -I../include -I../../c-libp2p/include -Wall
+
+ifdef DEBUG
+CFLAGS += -g3
+endif
+
+
 LFLAGS = 
 DEPS = 
 OBJS = utils.o
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index 5bae8fb..93c5f80 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ int os_utils_is_directory(const char* file_name) {
 	return S_ISDIR(path_stat.st_mode) != 0;
 }
 
+int os_utils_split_filename(const char* in, char** path, char** filename) {
+	int len = strlen(in);
+	char* pos = strrchr(in, '/');
+	pos++;
+	*path = (char*)malloc((pos - in) + 1);
+	*filename = (char*)malloc(len - (pos-in) + 1);
+	strncpy(*path, in, pos-in-1);
+	(*path)[pos-in-1] = 0;
+	strcpy(*filename, pos);
+	(*filename)[len - (pos-in)] = 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 struct FileList* os_utils_list_directory(const char* path) {
 	DIR* dp;
 	struct dirent *ep;
diff --git a/test/node/test_importer.h b/test/node/test_importer.h
index 285e4bd..5a5f3f2 100644
--- a/test/node/test_importer.h
+++ b/test/node/test_importer.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ int test_import_large_file() {
 
 	// write to ipfs
 	struct Node* write_node;
-	if (ipfs_import_file(fileName, &write_node, fs_repo) == 0) {
+	size_t bytes_written;
+	if (ipfs_import_file("/tmp", fileName, &write_node, fs_repo, &bytes_written) == 0) {
 		ipfs_repo_fsrepo_free(fs_repo);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ int test_import_small_file() {
 
 	// write to ipfs
 	struct Node* write_node;
-	if (ipfs_import_file(fileName, &write_node, fs_repo) == 0) {
+	size_t bytes_written;
+	if (ipfs_import_file("/tmp", fileName, &write_node, fs_repo, &bytes_written) == 0) {
 		ipfs_repo_fsrepo_free(fs_repo);
 		return 0;
 	}