diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index da715e6..e701e81 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Build CSS and JavaScript
           command: npm run build
+      - run:
+          name: Generate timestamp
+          command: bash build/generate_timestamp.sh
       - run:
           name: Deploy theme
           command: bash build/deploy.sh
diff --git a/build/deploy.sh b/build/deploy.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 0f55693..5cbcdfb
--- a/build/deploy.sh
+++ b/build/deploy.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ hash rsync 2>/dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: rsync is not installed. Aborting.";
 [ -z "$SSH_IP" ] && { echo >&2 "Error: SSH_IP is missing. Aborting."; exit 1; }
 [ -z "$SSH_USER" ] && { echo >&2 "Error: SSH_USER is missing. Aborting."; exit 1; }
 
-# Write deploy timestamp to disk
-timestamp=$(date +%s)
-echo $timestamp > ./theme/.timestamp
-
 # Deploy theme with rsync
 rsync -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" -avzuh --progress \
-  theme/* $SSH_USER@$SSH_IP:~/windycoys_theme
+  theme/. $SSH_USER@$SSH_IP:~/windycoys_theme
diff --git a/build/generate_timestamp.sh b/build/generate_timestamp.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d0e530f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/generate_timestamp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Write deploy timestamp to disk
+timestamp=$(date +%s)
+echo $timestamp > theme/.timestamp
diff --git a/build/purge_cache.sh b/build/purge_cache.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755