diff --git a/make-it-static/src/main.rs b/make-it-static/src/main.rs
index 19da542..f60afe9 100644
--- a/make-it-static/src/main.rs
+++ b/make-it-static/src/main.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
     let running_server = RunningServer::new(&client)?;
+
+    // Wait until after the server has started to ensure we clone the content repo.
+    let status = Command::new("cp")
+        .args(["-r", "../content/static", "../public/assets"])
+        .status()?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(status.success(), "Failed copying assets dir");
+
     let mut app = App {
         processed: HashSet::new(),
         queue: VecDeque::new(),
@@ -81,12 +88,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         process(&mut app, route)?;
     }
 
-    // Wait until after the server has started to ensure we clone the content repo.
-    let status = Command::new("cp")
-        .args(["-r", "../content/static", "../public/assets"])
-        .status()?;
-    anyhow::ensure!(status.success(), "Failed copying assets dir");
-
     Ok(())
 }