diff --git a/nbdev/export.py b/nbdev/export.py
index ae9ecda78..423cdb4df 100644
--- a/nbdev/export.py
+++ b/nbdev/export.py
@@ -401,17 +401,12 @@ def update_baseurl():
     with open(fname, 'w') as f: f.write(code)
 
 # Cell
-#hide
-def _get_paths(pth:str, names:list): return [Path(pth)/n for n in names if '/.' not in pth]
-
-# Cell
-def nbglob(fname=None, recursive=None, extension='.ipynb', config_key='nbs_path') -> L:
+def nbglob(fname=None, recursive=False, extension='.ipynb', config_key='nbs_path') -> L:
     "Find all files in a directory matching an extension given a `config_key`. Ignores hidden directories and filenames starting with `_`"
     fname = Config().path(config_key) if fname is None else Path(fname)
-    if fname.is_file(): return L([fname])
-    if recursive: fls = L(os.walk(fname)).map(lambda x: _get_paths(x[0], x[2])).concat()
-    else: fls = fname.glob(f'*{extension}')
-    return L(fls).filter(lambda x: not x.name.startswith('_') and x.name.endswith(extension))
+    if fname.is_dir(): fname = f'{fname.absolute()}/**/*{extension}' if recursive else f'{fname.absolute()}/*{extension}'
+    fls = L(glob.glob(str(fname), recursive=recursive)).filter(lambda x: '/.' not in x).map(Path)
+    return fls.filter(lambda x: not x.name.startswith('_') and x.name.endswith(extension))
 
 # Cell
 def notebook2script(fname=None, silent=False, to_dict=False, bare=False, recursive=None):
diff --git a/nbs/00_export.ipynb b/nbs/00_export.ipynb
index a34fa1b45..11620c5da 100644
--- a/nbs/00_export.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/00_export.ipynb
@@ -1644,8 +1644,12 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "#export\n",
-    "#hide\n",
-    "def _get_paths(pth:str, names:list): return [Path(pth)/n for n in names if '/.' not in pth]"
+    "def nbglob(fname=None, recursive=False, extension='.ipynb', config_key='nbs_path') -> L:\n",
+    "    \"Find all files in a directory matching an extension given a `config_key`. Ignores hidden directories and filenames starting with `_`\"\n",
+    "    fname = Config().path(config_key) if fname is None else Path(fname)\n",
+    "    if fname.is_dir(): fname = f'{fname.absolute()}/**/*{extension}' if recursive else f'{fname.absolute()}/*{extension}'\n",
+    "    fls = L(glob.glob(str(fname), recursive=recursive)).filter(lambda x: '/.' not in x).map(Path)\n",
+    "    return fls.filter(lambda x: not x.name.startswith('_') and x.name.endswith(extension))"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -1654,23 +1658,32 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "#export\n",
-    "def nbglob(fname=None, recursive=None, extension='.ipynb', config_key='nbs_path') -> L:\n",
-    "    \"Find all files in a directory matching an extension given a `config_key`. Ignores hidden directories and filenames starting with `_`\"\n",
-    "    fname = Config().path(config_key) if fname is None else Path(fname)\n",
-    "    if fname.is_file(): return L([fname])\n",
-    "    if recursive: fls = L(os.walk(fname)).map(lambda x: _get_paths(x[0], x[2])).concat()\n",
-    "    else: fls = fname.glob(f'*{extension}')\n",
-    "    return L(fls).filter(lambda x: not x.name.startswith('_') and x.name.endswith(extension))"
+    "#hide\n",
+    "with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:\n",
+    "    os.makedirs(Path(d)/'a', exist_ok=True)\n",
+    "    (Path(d)/'a'/'a.ipynb').touch()\n",
+    "    (Path(d)/'a'/'fake_a.ipynb').touch()\n",
+    "    os.makedirs(Path(d)/'a/b', exist_ok=True)\n",
+    "    (Path(d)/'a'/'b'/'fake_b.ipynb').touch()\n",
+    "    os.makedirs(Path(d)/'a/b/c', exist_ok=True)\n",
+    "    (Path(d)/'a'/'b'/'c'/'fake_c.ipynb').touch()\n",
+    "    (Path(d)/'a'/'b'/'c'/'foo_c.ipynb').touch()\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    assert len(nbglob(f'{str(d)}/**/foo*', recursive=True)) == 1\n",
+    "    assert len(nbglob(d, recursive=True)) == 5\n",
+    "    assert len(nbglob(d)) == 0\n",
+    "    assert len(nbglob(f'{d}/a')) == 2"
    ]
   },
   {
-   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "Optionally you can pass a `config_key` to dictate which directory you are pointing to. By default it's `nbs_path` as without any parameters passed in, it will check for notebooks. To have it instead find library files simply pass in `lib_path` instead.\n",
-    "\n",
-    "> Note: it will only search for paths in `Config().path`"
+    "#hide\n",
+    "assert len(nbglob('*')) > 1\n",
+    "assert len(nbglob('*')) >  len(nbglob('0*'))"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -1690,18 +1703,19 @@
    "source": [
     "#hide\n",
     "fnames = nbglob()\n",
-    "test_eq(len(fnames) > 0, True)"
+    "test_eq(len(fnames) > 0, True)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "fnames = nbglob(fnames[0])\n",
+    "test_eq(len(fnames), 1)"
    ]
   },
   {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "#hide\n",
-    "fnames = nbglob(fnames[0])\n",
-    "test_eq(len(fnames), 1)"
+    "Optionally you can pass a `config_key` to dictate which directory you are pointing to. By default it's `nbs_path` as without any parameters passed in, it will check for notebooks. To have it instead find library files simply pass in `lib_path` instead.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "> Note: it will only search for paths in `Config().path`"
    ]
   },
   {