diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 88feebe..a3e63be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' # This must match the platform value defined above.
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf binutils
         # webkitgtk 4.0 is for Tauri v1 - webkitgtk 4.1 is for Tauri v2.
 
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: true
           args: ${{ matrix.args }}
 
-      - name: Bundle Appimage
+      - name: Bundle AppImage
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
-        run:
-          build_appimage.sh --nobuild
+        run: |
+          ./build_appimage.sh --nobuild
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5767a3f..52149c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ dist-ssr
 .output
 
 src-tauri/flamegraph.svg
-src-tauri/perf*
\ No newline at end of file
+src-tauri/perf*
+
+build/appimage/*
+!build/appimage/drop-app.d
+drop-app
diff --git a/build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/bin/.execs_go_here b/build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/bin/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/bin/.execs_go_here
rename to build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/bin/.gitkeep
diff --git a/build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/lib/.libs_go_here b/build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/lib/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/lib/.libs_go_here
rename to build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/lib/.gitkeep
diff --git a/build_appimage.sh b/build_appimage.sh
index c4d080d..5d281a9 100755
--- a/build_appimage.sh
+++ b/build_appimage.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+set -e
 
 # run this from the root of the git repo to make this work
 
@@ -21,14 +22,14 @@ build() {
 rm -f $appdir/usr/bin/* $appdir/usr/lib/*
 
 if [[ ! "$1" == "--nobuild" ]]; then
-	build	
+	build
 fi
 
 # install binaries in the appdir, then the libraries
 cp $target_dir/release/drop-app $appdir/usr/bin
-for i in $(readelf -d "$target_dir/release/drop-app" |grep NEEDED |cut -d'[' -f2 |tr -d ]);
+for i in $(readelf -d "$target_dir/release/drop-app" | grep NEEDED |cut -d'[' -f2 |tr -d ]);
 do
-	install -g 1000 -o 1000 -Dm755 "$(ls -L1 /usR/LIB/$i)" $appdir/usr/lib
+	install -g 1000 -o 1000 -Dm755 "$(ls -L1 /usr/lib/$i)" $appdir/usr/lib
 done
 
 wget -O $appimage_dir/appimagetool https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-$arch.AppImage