diff --git a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
index ff3984d..376ec2f 100644
--- a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if [ -n "${NODEJS_VER}" ]; then
     rsync -a "${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}/*" "$node_install_path/"
+    cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"/* "$node_install_path/" || $sudo_cmd cp -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"/* "$node_install_path/"
   fi
   rm -rf "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"