diff --git a/examples/quickstart/default.nix b/examples/quickstart/default.nix
index e1d963a..f8052e4 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/default.nix
+++ b/examples/quickstart/default.nix
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
   # maybe don't do this but its possible to reference _any file_.
   defaultLayout = ./layouts/default.html;
 
-  # this could technically be a raw path; but nix doesn't keep directory name the same.
-  # use best judgement.
-  staticAssets = [ "./static" ];
-
   markdollPlugins = let 
     sPoNgEbOb = pkgs.buildGoModule {
       name = "sPoNgEbOb";
@@ -32,6 +28,5 @@
     (pkgs.mkMarkdollPlugin "plural" ./plugins/plural.sh)
     ((pkgs.mkMarkdollPlugin "tools" ./plugins/tools.py).override { buildInputs = [ pkgs.python3 ]; })
     (pkgs.mkMarkdollPlugin "sPoNgEbOb" sPoNgEbOb)
-    # if your scripts need other things in path, they're sometimes best put here too.
   ];
 }
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/index.doll b/examples/quickstart/index.doll
index 4379f74..95ad0f4 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/index.doll
+++ b/examples/quickstart/index.doll
@@ -15,6 +15,4 @@ this is markdoll!
 
 	[img(https://codeberg.org/0x57e11a/markdoll/raw/branch/main/button.png)::
 		alt text goes here (88x31 button that says MADE WITH MARKDOLL)
-	]
-
-	[img(/static/noe-pat.gif):noe being patted]
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+	]
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/static/noe-pat.gif b/examples/quickstart/static/noe-pat.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index e5839c6..0000000
Binary files a/examples/quickstart/static/noe-pat.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/pkgs/brewTea.nix b/pkgs/brewTea.nix
index c7e294a..ecaa8e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/brewTea.nix
+++ b/pkgs/brewTea.nix
@@ -120,11 +120,9 @@ in pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
       render_final $file $outFile $outFile.tmp.render
     done
 
-    echo ">>> STATIC ASSETS"
-    ${pkgs.lib.concatStrings (map (path: "cp -rv ${path} dist/\n") staticAssets)}
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
     cp -rv dist $out
-  '';
+  '' + pkgs.lib.concatString (map path: "cp -rv ${path} $out/${path}; " staticAssets);
 }
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