diff --git a/resources/static-folder/Cargo.toml b/resources/static-folder/Cargo.toml
index d42d2a032..6cd93225a 100644
--- a/resources/static-folder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/resources/static-folder/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ keywords = ["shuttle-service", "static-folder"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.56"
+fs_extra = "1.3.0"
 shuttle-service = { path = "../../service", version = "0.11.0", default-features = false }
 tokio = { version = "1.19.2", features = ["rt"] }
+tracing = "0.1.37"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.3.0"
diff --git a/resources/static-folder/src/lib.rs b/resources/static-folder/src/lib.rs
index 8b08e7e72..77982eb6c 100644
--- a/resources/static-folder/src/lib.rs
+++ b/resources/static-folder/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use fs_extra::dir::{copy, CopyOptions};
 use shuttle_service::{
     error::{CustomError, Error as ShuttleError},
     Factory, ResourceBuilder,
 };
-use std::{
-    fs::rename,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
+use tracing::{error, trace};
 
 pub struct StaticFolder<'a> {
     /// The folder to reach at runtime. Defaults to `static`
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct StaticFolder<'a> {
 pub enum Error {
     AbsolutePath,
     TransversedUp,
+    Copy(fs_extra::error::Error),
 }
 
 impl<'a> StaticFolder<'a> {
@@ -40,34 +40,59 @@ impl<'a> ResourceBuilder<PathBuf> for StaticFolder<'a> {
     ) -> Result<PathBuf, shuttle_service::Error> {
         let folder = Path::new(self.folder);
 
+        trace!(?folder, "building static folder");
+
         // Prevent users from users from reading anything outside of their crate's build folder
         if folder.is_absolute() {
+            error!("the static folder cannot be an absolute path");
             return Err(Error::AbsolutePath)?;
         }
 
         let input_dir = factory.get_build_path()?.join(self.folder);
 
+        trace!(input_directory = ?input_dir, "got input directory");
+
         match input_dir.canonicalize() {
             Ok(canonical_path) if canonical_path != input_dir => return Err(Error::TransversedUp)?,
             Ok(_) => {
                 // The path did not change to outside the crate's build folder
             }
-            Err(err) => return Err(err)?,
+            Err(err) => {
+                error!(
+                    error = &err as &dyn std::error::Error,
+                    "failed to get static folder"
+                );
+                return Err(err)?;
+            }
         }
 
-        let output_dir = factory.get_storage_path()?.join(self.folder);
+        let output_dir = factory.get_storage_path()?;
 
-        rename(input_dir, output_dir.clone())?;
+        trace!(output_directory = ?output_dir, "got output directory");
 
-        Ok(output_dir)
+        let copy_options = CopyOptions::new().overwrite(true);
+        match copy(&input_dir, &output_dir, &copy_options) {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(output_dir.join(self.folder)),
+            Err(error) => {
+                error!(
+                    error = &error as &dyn std::error::Error,
+                    "failed to copy static folder"
+                );
+
+                Err(Error::Copy(error))?
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl From<Error> for shuttle_service::Error {
     fn from(error: Error) -> Self {
         let msg = match error {
-            Error::AbsolutePath => "Cannot use an absolute path for a static folder",
-            Error::TransversedUp => "Cannot transverse out of crate for a static folder",
+            Error::AbsolutePath => "Cannot use an absolute path for a static folder".to_string(),
+            Error::TransversedUp => {
+                "Cannot transverse out of crate for a static folder".to_string()
+            }
+            Error::Copy(error) => format!("Cannot copy static folder: {}", error),
         };
 
         ShuttleError::Custom(CustomError::msg(msg))