diff --git a/build_site.py b/build_site.py
index 264514f62c5d6d6984a51ea87df5ba020686a3dc..41d220bba328af529c5ae2a2e100aafc9519269e 100644
--- a/build_site.py
+++ b/build_site.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import shutil
-shutil.copyfile("templates/index.html", "public/index.html")
+shutil.copyfile("templates/index.html", "public/")
 shutil.copy("static/*", "public/")