diff --git a/lib/app_funcs.sh b/lib/app_funcs.sh
index fd012cd2..0c2e35b4 100644
--- a/lib/app_funcs.sh
+++ b/lib/app_funcs.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function copy_hex() {
   cp -R ${HOME}/.hex/* ${build_path}/.hex/
 
   output_section "Copying hex from $full_hex_file_path"
-  cp -f -R $full_hex_file_path ${build_path}/.mix/archives
+  cp -R $full_hex_file_path ${build_path}/.mix/archives
 }
 
 function hook_pre_app_dependencies() {
diff --git a/lib/erlang_funcs.sh b/lib/erlang_funcs.sh
index d807dd29..3491d0bf 100644
--- a/lib/erlang_funcs.sh
+++ b/lib/erlang_funcs.sh
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ function install_erlang() {
   tar zxf ${cache_path}/$(erlang_tarball) -C $(erlang_build_path) --strip-components=1
 
   rm -rf $(runtime_erlang_path)
-  mkdir -p $(runtime_erlang_path)
-  cp -R $(erlang_build_path)/* $(runtime_erlang_path)
+  mkdir -p $(runtime_platform_tools_path)
+  ln -s $(erlang_build_path) $(runtime_erlang_path)
   $(erlang_build_path)/Install -minimal $(runtime_erlang_path)
 
-  PATH=$(runtime_erlang_path)/bin:$PATH
+  cp -R $(erlang_build_path) $(erlang_path)
+  PATH=$(erlang_path)/bin:$PATH
 }
 
 function erlang_changed() {