diff --git a/.themes/classic/source/.nojekyll b/.themes/classic/source/.nojekyll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 3c90a20..048903b 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -260,8 +260,11 @@ end
 
 desc "copy dot files for deployment"
 task :copydot, :source, :dest do |t, args|
-  FileList["#{args.source}/**/.*"].exclude("**/.", "**/..", "**/.DS_Store", "**/._*").each do |file|
-    cp_r file, file.gsub(/#{args.source}/, "#{args.dest}") unless File.directory?(file)
+  files = [".htaccess", ".nojekyll"]
+  Dir["#{args.source}/.*"].each do |file|
+    if !File.directory?(file) && files.include?(File.basename(file))
+      cp(file, file.gsub(/#{args.source}/, "#{args.dest}"));
+    end
   end
 end