diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
index 04690684..af6b6b2a 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ async def copy(
             s_path = f'{src_path}/{dirent}' if src_path else dirent
             d_path = f'{dst_path}/{dirent}' if dst_path else dirent
             s_st = await ctx.src.stat(s_path)
-            if s_st.is_dir:
+            # -- Descend into directories that are not fetchable
+            #    whole; an entry, which is both, lands as a file
+            if s_st.is_dir and not s_st.is_gettable:
                 ret.extend(await __copy_tree(s_path, d_path))
                 continue
             result = await ctx.src.get(s_path, throw = True)
@@ -256,8 +258,8 @@ async def copy(
                 if basename and await ctx.dst.is_dir(ret):
                     ret += '/' + basename
             src_root = '' if ctx.src.chroot else ctx.src.root
-
-            if recursive and await ctx.src.is_dir(src_root):
+            s_st = await ctx.src.stat(src_root)
+            if recursive and s_st.is_dir and not s_st.is_gettable:
                 return await __copy_tree(src_root, ret)
 
             result = await ctx.src.get(src_root, throw = True)
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ async def copy(
                 owner = owner,
                 group = group,
                 mode = mode,
-                ftype = (await ctx.src.stat(src_root)).ftype,
+                ftype = s_st.ftype,
                 throw = True,
             )
             return ret