diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 0ea964d..8ca86a5 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export default defineConfig(async () => {
       outDir:      path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "dist/public"),
       emptyOutDir: true,
     },
+    publicDir: path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "public"),
 
     /* ----------------------------------------------------------
      * Env handling