diff --git a/root/live-update.sh b/root/live-update.sh
index 8cdccdf..ea3e04c 100644
--- a/root/live-update.sh
+++ b/root/live-update.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pushd /tmp
 sudo -u stormux git clone "${gitUrl}"
 pushd "${gitPath}"
 # Copy all files as root (preserves permissions properly)
-find . -path './.git' -prune -o -type f -exec bash -c 'for i ; do cp -av --preserve=all "${i}" "/${i#./}";done' _ {} \;
+find . -path './.git' -prune -o -type f -exec bash -c 'for i ; do cp -av --preserve=all --parents "${i}" /;done' _ {} \;
 # Fix ownership of home directory files
 chown -R stormux:users /home/stormux
 popd