diff --git a/wcsinst/wcsinstd/deploy.py b/wcsinst/wcsinstd/deploy.py
index 6f690c7..4cacd91 100644
--- a/wcsinst/wcsinstd/deploy.py
+++ b/wcsinst/wcsinstd/deploy.py
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ class DeployInstance(object):
             data = z.read(f)
             if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(path)):
                 os.mkdir(os.path.dirname(path))
-            open(path, 'w').write(data)
+            if not f.endswith('/'):
+                open(path, 'w').write(data)
         z.close()
 
         config_file = os.path.join(self.collectivity_install_dir, 'config.pck')