diff --git a/backend/scripts/build.copy.files.sh b/backend/scripts/build.copy.files.sh
index 429823ccf..7279291d6 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/build.copy.files.sh
+++ b/backend/scripts/build.copy.files.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# public
+cp -r public/ build/public/
+
 # html files
 mkdir -p build/src/middleware/helpers/email/templates/
 cp -r src/middleware/helpers/email/templates/*.html build/src/middleware/helpers/email/templates/