diff --git a/make-includes/build_misc_rules.make b/make-includes/build_misc_rules.make
index de11258..a2f9e5d 100755
--- a/make-includes/build_misc_rules.make
+++ b/make-includes/build_misc_rules.make
@@ -289,11 +289,11 @@
 	@$(MKDIR_P) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)
 	@if $(TEST) -n "$(WEB_IMAGES)"; then $(MKDIR_P) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(IMGDIR); fi
 ifdef HAS_ANSWERS
-	@$(foreach f,$(QUESTION_INSTALL_FILES) $(ANSWER_INSTALL_FILES),if $(TEST) -f $(CURDIR)/$(f); then $(ECHO) "Linking $(f)"; $(LN_S) -f $(CURDIR)/$(f) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY); fi;)
+	@$(foreach f,$(QUESTION_INSTALL_FILES) $(ANSWER_INSTALL_FILES),if $(TEST) ! -f $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(f) -o $(f) -nt $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(f); then $(ECHO) "Deploying $(f)"; $(CP) $(f) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY); fi;)
 else
-	@$(foreach f,$(INSTALL_FILES),if $(TEST) -f $(CURDIR)/$(f); then $(ECHO) "Linking $(f)"; $(LN_S) -f $(CURDIR)/$(f) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY); fi;)
+	@$(foreach f,$(INSTALL_FILES),if $(TEST) ! -f $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(f) -o $(f) -nt $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(f); then $(ECHO) "Deploying $(f)"; $(CP) $(f) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY); fi;)
 endif
-	@$(foreach f,$(WEB_IMAGES),if $(TEST) -f $(CURDIR)/$(IMGDIR)/$(f); then $(ECHO) "Linking $(f)"; $(LN_S) -f $(CURDIR)/$(IMGDIR)/$(f) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(IMGDIR); fi;)
+	@$(foreach f,$(WEB_IMAGES),if $(TEST) ! -f $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(IMGDIR)/$(f) -o $(IMGDIR)/$(f) -nt $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(IMGDIR)/$(f); then $(ECHO) "Deploying $(IMGDIR)/$(f)"; $(CP) $(IMGDIR)/$(f) $(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(IMGDIR); fi;)
 	@$(ANNOUNCE) "Synchronising with Blackboard"
 	@$(SITECOPY) --update Blackboard$(PAPER_NUMBER)