@@ -402,12 +402,11 @@ }
 	return nil
 }
 
-func build() error {
+func build(outDir string) error {
 	config, err := config.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	outDir := "public"
 	if err := mkdirp(outDir, "post"); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "could not create post output directory")
 	}
@@ -530,18 +529,19 @@ if err != nil {
 		log.Panic(errors.Errorf("working directory does not exist: %v", err))
 	}
 
+	outDir := "public"
 	err = os.RemoveAll("public")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panic(errors.Errorf("could not remove public directory: %v", err))
 	}
-	err = cp.Copy("static", "public", cp.Options{
-		PreserveTimes:     true,
+	err = cp.Copy("static", outDir, cp.Options{
+		PreserveTimes: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panic(errors.Errorf("could not copy static files: %v", err))
 	}
 
-	if err := build(); err != nil {
+	if err := build(outDir); err != nil {
 		switch cause := errors.Cause(err).(type) {
 		case *fs.PathError:
 			slog.Info("pathError")