diff --git a/.scripts/build_steps.sh b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
index 7ed1ecb21a2c4..b0a1f5958ceb5 100755
--- a/.scripts/build_steps.sh
+++ b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ git config --global --add safe.directory "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}"
 # Skip build_artifacts and other big items because it gets huge with time
 mkdir -p ~/staged-recipes-copy
 shopt -s extglob dotglob
-cp -r "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}"/!(build_artifacts|.pixi|miniforge3|MacOSX*.sdk.tar.xz|SDKs|output) ~/staged-recipes-copy
+cp -r "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}"/!(.|..|build_artifacts|.pixi|miniforge3|MacOSX*.sdk.tar.xz|SDKs|output) ~/staged-recipes-copy
 shopt -u extglob dotglob
 
 # Remove any macOS system files