diff --git a/scripts/deploy_prod_web.sh b/scripts/deploy_prod_web.sh
index 72ecbeb..7155812 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy_prod_web.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_prod_web.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ cp server.js "$FRONTEND_RUNTIME/"
 echo "[deploy] Publishing backend runtime to $BACKEND_RUNTIME"
 mkdir -p "$BACKEND_RUNTIME"
 find "$BACKEND_RUNTIME" -mindepth 1 ! -name '.env' -exec rm -rf {} +
-cp -r "$BACKEND_SOURCE"/* "$BACKEND_RUNTIME/"
+cp -a "$BACKEND_SOURCE"/. "$BACKEND_RUNTIME/"
+rm -f "$BACKEND_RUNTIME/.env.example"
 
 cd "$BACKEND_RUNTIME"
 npm ci --omit=dev