diff --git a/scripts/create_executable.py b/scripts/create_executable.py
index fbb9a0a7..e28fd39f 100644
--- a/scripts/create_executable.py
+++ b/scripts/create_executable.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def create_executable():
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
         # copy rendercv to temp directory
-        shutil.copytree(root / "rendercv", pathlib.Path(temp_dir) / "rendercv")
+        shutil.copytree(root / "src" / "rendercv", pathlib.Path(temp_dir) / "rendercv")
         temp_directory = pathlib.Path(temp_dir)
         rendercv_file_path = temp_directory / "rendercv.py"
         rendercv_file_path.touch()