diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 05b9c30..54f98d1 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ multitask :push do
   (Dir["#{deploy_dir}/*"]).each { |f| rm_rf(f) }
   Rake::Task[:copydot].invoke(public_dir, deploy_dir)
   puts "\n## copying #{public_dir} to #{deploy_dir}"
-  system "cp -R #{public_dir}/* #{deploy_dir}"
+  cp_r "#{public_dir}/*", deploy_dir
   cd "#{deploy_dir}" do
     system "git add ."
     system "git add -u"