diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1543f55..768e300 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ build:
     paths:
       - publish
   script:
-    - cp -r data publish/data
+    - mkdir publish
+    - cp -r data publish/
     - dotnet publish -o publish --self-contained -p:PublishReadyToRun=true -p:PublishSingleFile=true -c Release