diff --git a/lib/resource-set.js b/lib/resource-set.js
index c506a18..e8b587c 100644
--- a/lib/resource-set.js
+++ b/lib/resource-set.js
@@ -133,7 +133,30 @@ exports.create = function (rootPath) {
          * Add all resources in array resources. Returns a promise.
          */
         addResources: function (resources) {
-            return when.all(resources.map(_.bind(this, "addResource")));
+
+            var globResources = [];
+
+            var nonGlobResources = resources.filter(function (resource) {
+                if (typeof resource === "string") {
+                    if (bResource.isQualified(resource)) {
+                        return true;
+                    } else {
+                        globResources.push(resource);
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
+            });
+
+            var promises = [];
+            if (globResources.length > 0) {
+                promises.push(this.addGlobResources(globResources));
+            }
+            promises = promises.concat(
+                nonGlobResources.map(_.bind(this, "addResource"))
+            );
+
+            return when.all(promises);
         },
 
         /**
@@ -142,7 +165,7 @@ exports.create = function (rootPath) {
          * Resource may be a resource object, a string, or an object of
          * properties supported by resource.create();
          *
-         * When the resource is a string, it is passed on to addGlobResource.
+         * When the resource is a string, it is passed on to addGlobResources.
          *
          * When the resource is an object of properties to pass on to
          * resource.create(), a couple of additional properties are supported:
@@ -160,7 +183,7 @@ exports.create = function (rootPath) {
                 if (bResource.isQualified(resource)) {
                     return this.addResource({ path: resource });
                 } else {
-                    return this.addGlobResource(resource);
+                    return this.addGlobResources([resource]);
                 }
             }
             var err = exports.validate(resource);
@@ -193,15 +216,17 @@ exports.create = function (rootPath) {
          * Returns a promise. Promise is rejected if glob pattern matches
          * no files, or if adding any resource fails.
          */
-        addGlobResource: function (path) {
+        addGlobResources: function (paths) {
             var d = deferredAdder();
-            fr.resolvePaths(this, [path], function (e, paths) {
-                if (e || paths.length === 0) {
-                    var err = e || { message: path + " matched no files" };
+            fr.resolvePaths(this, paths, function (e, resolvedPaths) {
+                if (e || resolvedPaths.length === 0) {
+                    var err = e || {
+                        message: "'" + paths + "' matched no files"
+                    };
                     return d.resolver.reject(err);
                 }
-                this.addFileResources(paths).then(d.resolve, d.reject);
-            }, { strict: true });
+                this.addFileResources(resolvedPaths).then(d.resolve, d.reject);
+            }, { strict: false });
             return d.promise;
         },
 
diff --git a/test/resource-set-test.js b/test/resource-set-test.js
index c20e38a..913dc47 100644
--- a/test/resource-set-test.js
+++ b/test/resource-set-test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var FIXTURE_DIR = Path.join(__dirname, "fixtures");
 var noop = function () {};
 var logStack = function (err) {
     var message = (err && err.stack) || err.message;
-    if (message) { buster.log(message); }
+    if (message) { console.log(message); }
 };
 
 function countdown(num, done) {
@@ -227,31 +227,6 @@ buster.testCase("Resource sets", {
             }), done(logStack));
         },
 
-        "uses strict globbing": function (done) {
-            this.rs.addResource("zyng.js").then(done(function () {
-                assert(false, "Should produce error");
-            }), done(function (err) {
-                assert.match(err.message, "zyng.js");
-            }));
-        },
-
-        "uses strict globbing with multiple patterns": function (done) {
-            this.rs.addResources(["zyng.js"]).then(done(function () {
-                assert(false, "Should produce error");
-            }), done(function (err) {
-                assert.match(err.message, "zyng.js");
-            }));
-        },
-
-        "uses strict globbing to catch non-matching pattern": function (done) {
-            var patterns = ["foo.js", "zyng/*.js"];
-            this.rs.addResources(patterns).then(done(function () {
-                assert(false, "Should produce error");
-            }), done(function (err) {
-                assert.match(err.message, "zyng/*.js");
-            }));
-        },
-
         "adds resource from glob pattern and file path": function (done) {
             this.rs.rootPath = Path.join(FIXTURE_DIR, "other-test");
             var patterns = ["some-test.js", "*-test.js"];
@@ -279,6 +254,15 @@ buster.testCase("Resource sets", {
                     "should mention actual root path");
             };
             rs.addResource("../resource-test.js").then(noop, done(verify));
+        },
+
+        "exclude resource": function (done) {
+            this.rs.rootPath = Path.join(FIXTURE_DIR, "other-test");
+            var patterns = ["*.js", "!other.js"];
+            this.rs.addResources(patterns).then(done(function (rs) {
+                assert.equals(this.rs.length, 1);
+                assert.equals(this.rs[0].path, "/some-test.js");
+            }.bind(this)), done(logStack));
         }
     },
 
@@ -345,7 +329,7 @@ buster.testCase("Resource sets", {
                 { path: "baz.js", combine: ["/foo.js", "/bar.js"] }
             ]).then(function (resources) {
                 var concat = "var thisIsTheFoo = 5;var helloFromBar = 1;";
-                assert.content(resources[2], concat, done);
+                assert.content(resources[1], concat, done);
             }, done(logStack));
         },