diff --git a/hosts/lab/wynne.nix b/hosts/lab/wynne.nix
index e55454c..926f940 100644
--- a/hosts/lab/wynne.nix
+++ b/hosts/lab/wynne.nix
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ let
   deployScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "wynne-deploy" ''
     set -e
     rm -rf ${buildDir}
-    cp -r ${website} ${buildDir}
-    chmod -R u+w ${buildDir}
+    cp -r --no-preserve=mode,ownership ${website} ${buildDir}
     cd ${buildDir}
     ${pkgs.pnpm}/bin/pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
     ASTRO_DB_REMOTE_URL=file:${dataDir}/data/guestbook.db ${pkgs.pnpm}/bin/pnpm build