diff --git a/bin.js b/bin.js
index 8c8ef6a..215d0d2 100755
--- a/bin.js
+++ b/bin.js
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ function copytree (source, dest) {
     for (i in files) {
       (function (i) {
         if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
-          try {
-            fs.mkdirSync(i.replace(source, dest), 0755)
-          } catch(e) {
-            console.log('Could not create '+dest)
+          var newDir = i.replace(source, dest);
+          if(newDir != dest) { // don't create app directory
+            try {
+              fs.mkdirSync(newDir, 0755)
+            } catch(e) {
+              console.log('Could not create '+dest)
+            }
           }
         } else {
           fs.readFile(i, function (err, data) {