diff --git a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
index 1bebddd..ff3984d 100644
--- a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ if [ -n "${NODEJS_VER}" ]; then
     echo $sudo_cmd rsync -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
     rsync -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/" || $sudo_cmd rsync -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
   else
-    echo $sudo_cmd cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
-    cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/" || $sudo_cmd cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
+    echo $sudo_cmd cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/*" "$node_install_path/"
+    cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/*" "$node_install_path/" || $sudo_cmd cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/*" "$node_install_path/"
   fi
   rm -rf "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"