diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
index e850196..dd036f6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish the package
         run: dotnet publish  -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained false --runtime win-x64
       - name: copy the release before compression
-        run: cp /workspace/pi-ux-ce/Simpsons_generator/bin/Release/net8.0/win-x64/publish/ .
+        run: cp -r /workspace/pi-ux-ce/Simpsons_generator/bin/Release/net8.0/win-x64/publish/ .
       - uses: montudor/action-zip@v1
         with:
           args: zip -qq -r Simpsons_generator.zip publish/