diff --git a/dvc/runtime.py b/dvc/runtime.py
index e54439f4b..0b3f1abcd 100644
--- a/dvc/runtime.py
+++ b/dvc/runtime.py
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ class Runtime(object):
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             return False
 
-        # Definitely ont the best way to check a symlink.
-        output = Executor.exec_cmd_only_success("dir", path)
+        if not os.path.isfile(path):
+            return False
+
+        # It is definitely not the best way to check a symlink.
+        output = Executor.exec_cmd_only_success(["dir", path])
         return '<SYMLINK>' in output
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/dvc/utils.py b/dvc/utils.py
index 4528a937d..e9f4e4276 100644
--- a/dvc/utils.py
+++ b/dvc/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import os
+import stat
+import shutil
 
 def cached_property(f):
     def get(self):
@@ -12,3 +15,14 @@ def cached_property(f):
             return x
 
     return property(get)
+
+
+def rmtree(dir):
+    '''Cross platform rmtree()'''
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        if not os.access(dir, os.W_OK):
+            os.chmod(dir, stat.S_IWUSR)
+        else:
+            raise
+
+    shutil.rmtree(dir, ignore_errors=True)
diff --git a/tests/basic_env.py b/tests/basic_env.py
index 9895a38a2..3bf6b1b3f 100644
--- a/tests/basic_env.py
+++ b/tests/basic_env.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import shutil
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 from dvc.config import ConfigI
@@ -7,6 +6,7 @@ from dvc.git_wrapper import GitWrapperI
 from dvc.path.data_item import DataItem
 from dvc.path.factory import PathFactory
 from dvc.settings import Settings
+from dvc.utils import rmtree
 
 
 class BasicEnvironment(TestCase):
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class BasicEnvironment(TestCase):
         self._test_git_dir = os.path.join(self._test_dir, self._proj_dir)
         self._old_curr_dir_abs = os.path.realpath(os.curdir)
 
-        shutil.rmtree(self._test_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+        rmtree(self._test_dir)
 
         if curr_dir:
             self._curr_dir = os.path.realpath(curr_dir)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class BasicEnvironment(TestCase):
         if self._old_curr_dir_abs:
             os.chdir(self._old_curr_dir_abs)
         if self._test_git_dir:
-            shutil.rmtree(self._test_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+            rmtree(self._test_dir)
         pass
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cmd_run.py b/tests/test_cmd_run.py
index 748b6e745..0e79d8ac7 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmd_run.py
+++ b/tests/test_cmd_run.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import shutil
 import tempfile
 from unittest import TestCase
 
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ from dvc.path.data_item import DataItem
 from dvc.path.factory import PathFactory
 from dvc.git_wrapper import GitWrapper
 from dvc.settings import Settings
+from dvc.utils import rmtree
 
 
 class RunBasicTest(TestCase):
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class RunBasicTest(TestCase):
         fd.close()
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        shutil.rmtree(self.test_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+        rmtree(self.test_dir)
         os.chdir(self._old_curr_dir_abs)