diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 31221dd80..a1a27c2f2 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ PIO_ENV:=\
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	# Extract tarballs within source deb
 	tar -xf pio.tar
-	tar -xf web.tar web
+	mkdir -p web && tar -xf web.tar -C web
 	gunzip web/ -r
 	# Build with platformio
 	$(PIO_ENV) platformio run -e native
 	# Move the binary and default config to the correct name
 	mv .pio/build/native/program .pio/build/native/meshtasticd
-	cp bin/config-dist.yaml bin/config.yaml
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+	cp bin/config-dist.yaml bin/config.yaml