diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
index 0a3cf7d0..d5cc0fd5 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async def copy(
         ret: list[str] = []
         s_st = await ctx.src.stat(src_path)
         if dst_path and not await ctx.dst.is_dir(dst_path):
-            await ctx.dst.mkdir(dst_path)
+            await ctx.dst.mkdir(dst_path, ftype = s_st.ftype)
         for dirent in await ctx.src.readdir(src_path):
             s_path = f'{src_path}/{dirent}' if src_path else dirent
             d_path = f'{dst_path}/{dirent}' if dst_path else dirent
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ async def copy(
                 owner = owner,
                 group = group,
                 mode = mode,
+                ftype = s_st.ftype,
                 throw = True,
             )
             ret.append(d_path)
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ async def copy(
                 owner = owner,
                 group = group,
                 mode = mode,
+                ftype = (await ctx.src.stat(src_root)).ftype,
                 throw = True,
             )
             return ret