diff --git a/docco.js b/docco.js
index 23501bbc..543b7c6f 100644
--- a/docco.js
+++ b/docco.js
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
         return fs.copy(config.css, config.output, function(error) {
           if (error) {
             return callback(error);
-          }
-          if (fs.existsSync(config["public"])) {
+          } else if (fs.existsSync(config["public"])) {
             return fs.copy(config["public"], config.output, callback);
           } else {
             return callback();
diff --git a/docco.litcoffee b/docco.litcoffee
index dcd5126c..865054e6 100644
--- a/docco.litcoffee
+++ b/docco.litcoffee
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ out in an HTML template.
         callback or= (error) -> throw error if error
         complete   = ->
           fs.copy config.css, config.output, (error) ->
-            return callback error if error
-            if fs.existsSync config.public then fs.copy config.public, config.output, callback
+            if error then callback error
+            else if fs.existsSync config.public then fs.copy config.public, config.output, callback
             else callback()
 
         files = config.sources.slice()