diff --git a/packaging/linux/snap/build.sh b/packaging/linux/snap/build.sh
index 4c0ff92e32..4e810dde77 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/snap/build.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/snap/build.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -ex
 
 IMAGE=ubuntu:18.04
 CONTAINER=container-krita-snap
 
 function at_exit {
   lxc stop $CONTAINER
 }
 
 lxc stop $CONTAINER || true
 
 lxc launch --ephemeral "$IMAGE" $CONTAINER
 sleep 4 # so network is up
 
 trap at_exit INT TERM EXIT
 
-lxc file push --recursive . $CONTAINER/workspace
-lxc exec $CONTAINER -- /workspace/build_in_container.sh
-lxc file pull --recursive $CONTAINER/workspace/result .
+lxc file push -p --recursive . $CONTAINER/workspace
+lxc exec $CONTAINER -- /workspace/snap/build_in_container.sh
+lxc file pull --recursive $CONTAINER/workspace/snap/result .
diff --git a/packaging/linux/snap/build_in_container.sh b/packaging/linux/snap/build_in_container.sh
index eb99551dda..a9b05c38bd 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/snap/build_in_container.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/snap/build_in_container.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -ex
 
-cd /workspace
+cd /workspace/snap
 
 ping -c1 networkcheck.kde.org
 
 apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv E6D4736255751E5D
 echo 'deb http://archive.neon.kde.org/unstable bionic main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neon.list
 apt update
 
 snap install --edge --classic snapcraft
 
 snapcraft --version
 snapcraft --destructive-mode
 
 mkdir -p result
 mv *.snap result/