diff --git a/build/package/deb/MakeInstall b/build/package/deb/MakeInstall
index 5326c67b23..dff34a53ac 100755
--- a/build/package/deb/MakeInstall
+++ b/build/package/deb/MakeInstall
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 install:
 		install -d "$(DESTDIR)/opt/tgstation-server"
-		cd artifacts && for f in $(find .); do install "$f" "$(DESTDIR)/opt/tgstation-server/$f"; done
+		build/package/deb/install_artifacts.sh "$(DESTDIR)"
 		install -d "$(DESTDIR)/etc/tgstation-server"
 		install build/package/deb/appsettings.Initial.yml "$(DESTDIR)/etc/tgstation-server/appsettings.Production.yml"
 		ln -s $(DESTDIR)/etc/tgstation-server/appsettings.Production.yml "$(DESTDIR)/opt/tgstation-server/appsettings.Production.yml"
diff --git a/build/package/deb/install_artifacts.sh b/build/package/deb/install_artifacts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..daa17033cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/package/deb/install_artifacts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/sh -e
+
+cd artifacts && for f in $(find .); do install "$f" "$1/opt/tgstation-server/$f"; done