diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29..fa65511 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# preparation-scripts
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diff --git a/prepare.sh b/prepare.sh
index 3caf5a1..928bc73 100755
--- a/prepare.sh
+++ b/prepare.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ cd ..
 # final
 git clone https://interstellardevelopment.org/code/VM-Experiments/linux-deployment-scripts.git
 cd ..
-tar -czvf deployment.tar.gz preparation-scripts/*
+tar -czvf deployment.tar.gz -C preparation-scripts .
 mkdir -p preparation-scripts/linux-deployment-scripts/downloads
 mv deployment.tar.gz preparation-scripts/linux-deployment-scripts/downloads