diff --git a/ct/storyteller.sh b/ct/storyteller.sh
index b10f5602..20c5a254 100644
--- a/ct/storyteller.sh
+++ b/ct/storyteller.sh
@@ -54,12 +54,16 @@ function update_script() {
   export NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
   export SQLITE_NATIVE_BINDING=/opt/storyteller/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
   $STD yarn workspaces foreach -Rpt --from @storyteller-platform/web --exclude @storyteller-platform/eslint run build
-  cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/.next/static /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.next/static
+  mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.next/static
+  cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/.next/static /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.next/static
   if [[ -d /opt/storyteller/web/public ]]; then
-    cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/public /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/public
+    mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/public
+    cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/public /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/public
   fi
-  cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/migrations /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/migrations
-  cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/sqlite /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/sqlite
+  mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/migrations
+  cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/migrations /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/migrations
+  mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/sqlite
+  cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/sqlite /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/sqlite
   ln -sf /opt/storyteller/.env /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.env
   msg_ok "Rebuilt Storyteller"
 
diff --git a/install/storyteller-install.sh b/install/storyteller-install.sh
index a2cc760a..fba102f6 100644
--- a/install/storyteller-install.sh
+++ b/install/storyteller-install.sh
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@ export NODE_ENV=production
 export NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 export SQLITE_NATIVE_BINDING=/opt/storyteller/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
 $STD yarn workspaces foreach -Rpt --from @storyteller-platform/web --exclude @storyteller-platform/eslint run build
-cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/.next/static /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.next/static
+mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.next/static
+cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/.next/static /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.next/static
 if [[ -d /opt/storyteller/web/public ]]; then
-  cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/public /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/public
+  mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/public
+  cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/public /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/public
 fi
-cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/migrations /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/migrations
-cp -r /opt/storyteller/web/sqlite /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/sqlite
+mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/migrations
+cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/migrations /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/migrations
+mkdir -p /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/sqlite
+cp -rT /opt/storyteller/web/sqlite /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/sqlite
 ln -sf /opt/storyteller/.env /opt/storyteller/web/.next/standalone/web/.env
 msg_ok "Built Storyteller"