diff --git a/docco.js b/docco.js
index 3eed597e..9619171a 100644
--- a/docco.js
+++ b/docco.js
@@ -9,19 +9,22 @@
     }
     configure(options);
     return fs.mkdirs(config.output, function() {
-      var complete, files, nextFile;
+      var complete, copyAsset, files, nextFile;
 
       callback || (callback = function(error) {
         if (error) {
           throw error;
         }
       });
+      copyAsset = function(file, callback) {
+        return fs.copy(file, path.join(config.output, path.basename(file)), callback);
+      };
       complete = function() {
-        return fs.copy(config.css, config.output, function(error) {
+        return copyAsset(config.css, function(error) {
           if (error) {
             return callback(error);
           } else if (fs.existsSync(config["public"])) {
-            return fs.copy(config["public"], config.output, callback);
+            return copyAsset(config["public"], callback);
           } else {
             return callback();
           }
diff --git a/docco.litcoffee b/docco.litcoffee
index daef34b1..64e1ad6d 100644
--- a/docco.litcoffee
+++ b/docco.litcoffee
@@ -83,10 +83,12 @@ out in an HTML template.
       fs.mkdirs config.output, ->
 
         callback or= (error) -> throw error if error
+        copyAsset  = (file, callback) ->
+          fs.copy file, path.join(config.output, path.basename(file)), callback
         complete   = ->
-          fs.copy config.css, config.output, (error) ->
+          copyAsset config.css, (error) ->
             if error then callback error
-            else if fs.existsSync config.public then fs.copy config.public, config.output, callback
+            else if fs.existsSync config.public then copyAsset config.public, callback
             else callback()
 
         files = config.sources.slice()