diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cce2405..127bb9b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
     "exec-sh": {
       "version": "0.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/exec-sh/-/exec-sh-0.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-aLt95pexaugVtQerpmE51+4QfWrNc304uez7jvj6fWnN8GeEHpttB8F36n8N7uVhUMbH/1enbxQ9HImZ4w/9qg==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-FjuYpuiea2W0fCoo0hW8H2OYnDg=",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "merge": "1.2.0"
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
     "promise": {
       "version": "7.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/promise/-/promise-7.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nolQXZ/4L+bP/UGlkfaIujX9BKxGwmQ9OT4mOt5yvy8iK1h3wqTEJCijzGANTCCl9nWjY41juyAn2K3Q1hLLTg==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-BktyYCsY+Q8pGSuLG8QY/9Hr078=",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
     "rimraf": {
       "version": "2.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lreewLK/BlghmxtfH36YYVg1i8IAce4TI7oao75I1g245+6BctqTVQiBP3YUJ9C6DQOXJmkYR9X9fCLtCOJc5w==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-LtgVDSShbqhlHm1u8PR8QVjOejY=",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "glob": "7.1.2"
diff --git a/publish.js b/publish.js
index 9fd77c9..ce5813e 100644
--- a/publish.js
+++ b/publish.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ exports.publish = function(taffyData, opts, tutorials) {
     staticFiles.forEach(function(fileName) {
         var toDir = fs.toDir( fileName.replace(fromDir, outdir) );
         fs.mkPath(toDir);
-        fs.copyFileSync(fileName, path.resolve(toDir, path.basename(fileName)));
+        fs.copyFileSync(fileName, toDir);
     });
 
     // copy user-specified static files to outdir