diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7f1398e..1f53460 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ on: push
 jobs:
   deploy-ssh-no-branch:
     name: Test deploying to a new branch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
     - name: Setup Dummy Data
       run: |
         mkdir dummy
         echo "foobar" > "dummy/baz"
+        echo "foobar" > "dummy/.bat"
     - name: Setup SSH Keys and known_hosts
       env:
         SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
@@ -33,13 +34,14 @@ jobs:
         SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TESTING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
   deploy-ssh-existing-branch:
     name: Test deploying to a pre-existing branch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
     - name: Setup Dummy Data
       run: |
         mkdir dummy
         echo "foobar" > "dummy/baz"
+        echo "foobar" > "dummy/.bat"
     - name: Deploy
       uses: ./
       env:
@@ -49,13 +51,14 @@ jobs:
         SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TESTING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
   deploy-ssh-existing-branch-known_hosts:
     name: Test deploying to a pre-existing branch (with KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
     - name: Setup Dummy Data
       run: |
         mkdir dummy
         echo "foobar" > "dummy/baz"
+        echo "foobar" > "dummy/.bat"
     - name: Deploy
       uses: ./
       env:
@@ -66,15 +69,17 @@ jobs:
         KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE: action/resources/known_hosts_github.com
   deploy-ssh-twice:
     name: Test deploying multiple times in one job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
     - name: Setup Dummy Data
       run: |
         mkdir dummy1
         echo "foobar1" > "dummy1/baz"
+        echo "foobar1" > "dummy1/.bat"
         mkdir dummy2
         echo "foobar2" > "dummy2/baz"
+        echo "foobar2" > "dummy2/.bat"
     - name: Deploy
       uses: ./
       env:
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         mkdir dummy
         echo "foobar" > "dummy/baz"
+        echo "foobar" > "dummy/.bat"
     - name: Deploy
       uses: ./
       env:
diff --git a/action/dist/index.js b/action/dist/index.js
index 6e3a922..e626e21 100644
--- a/action/dist/index.js
+++ b/action/dist/index.js
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ var writeToProcess = function (command, args, opts) { return new Promise(functio
                 folder = path.resolve(process.cwd(), config.folder);
                 console.log("##[info] Copying all files from " + folder);
                 // TODO: replace this copy with a node implementation
-                return [4 /*yield*/, exec("cp -r " + folder + "/* ./", { env: env, cwd: REPO_TEMP })];
+                return [4 /*yield*/, exec("cp -rT " + folder + "/ ./", { env: env, cwd: REPO_TEMP })];
             case 25:
                 // TODO: replace this copy with a node implementation
                 _e.sent();
diff --git a/action/src/index.ts b/action/src/index.ts
index cd5478a..baebceb 100644
--- a/action/src/index.ts
+++ b/action/src/index.ts
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ const writeToProcess = (command: string, args: string[], opts: {env: { [id: stri
   const folder = path.resolve(process.cwd(), config.folder);
   console.log(`##[info] Copying all files from ${folder}`);
   // TODO: replace this copy with a node implementation
-  await exec(`cp -r ${folder}/* ./`, { env, cwd: REPO_TEMP });
+  await exec(`cp -rT ${folder}/ ./`, { env, cwd: REPO_TEMP });
   await exec(`git add -A .`, { env, cwd: REPO_TEMP });
   await exec(`git commit --allow-empty -m "Update ${config.branch} to output generated at ${sha}"`, { env, cwd: REPO_TEMP });
   console.log(`##[info] Pushing`);