diff --git a/packages/primate/src/hooks/build.js b/packages/primate/src/hooks/build.js
index 6f1606f2..1f5ffe38 100644
--- a/packages/primate/src/hooks/build.js
+++ b/packages/primate/src/hooks/build.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const pre = async (app, mode) => {
     ...O.exclude(app.get("build"), ["includes", "index", "transform"]),
     outdir: app.runpath(app.get("location.client")).path,
     stdin: {
-      resolveDir: app.root.path,
+      resolveDir: app.root.build.path,
     },
   }, mode);
 
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ const post = async app => {
     // copy static files to build/client/static
     await app.stage(path.static, File.join(location.client, location.static));
 
+    // copy static files to build/static
+    await app.stage(path.static, File.join(location.static));
+
     // publish JavaScript and CSS files
     const imports = await File.collect(path.static, /\.(?:css)$/u);
     await Promise.all(imports.map(async file => {