diff --git a/R/outpack_root.R b/R/outpack_root.R
index 6f936ea8..d61f0254 100644
--- a/R/outpack_root.R
+++ b/R/outpack_root.R
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ file_import_archive <- function(root, path, file_path, name, id) {
   ## some files behind.  This does match the behaviour of the file
   ## store version, but not of orderly.
   file_path_dest <- file.path(dest, file_path)
-  fs::dir_create(dirname(file_path_dest))
 
   ## overwrite = FALSE; see assertion above
   copy_files(file.path(path, file_path),
diff --git a/R/run.R b/R/run.R
index 10c1b6d4..917e25a4 100644
--- a/R/run.R
+++ b/R/run.R
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ orderly_run <- function(name, parameters = NULL, envir = NULL, echo = TRUE,
 
   if (dat$strict$enabled) {
     inputs_info <- NULL
-    copy_files(file.path(src, entrypoint_filename), path)
+    copy_files(file.path(src, entrypoint_filename),
+               file.path(path, entrypoint_filename))
   } else {
     inputs_info <- copy_resources_implicit(src, path, dat$resources,
                                            dat$artefacts)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-outpack-config.R b/tests/testthat/test-outpack-config.R
index e94524f5..4f7f78f6 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-outpack-config.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-outpack-config.R
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ test_that("Can add file_store", {
   expect_equal(length(hash_pulled), 3)
 
   dest <- temp_file()
-  dir.create(dest)
-  root$dst$files$get(hash_pulled[[1]], dest, TRUE)
-  root$dst$files$get(hash_pulled[[2]], dest, TRUE)
-  root$dst$files$get(hash_pulled[[3]], dest, TRUE)
+  root$dst$files$get(hash_pulled[[1]], file.path(dest, "a"), TRUE)
+  root$dst$files$get(hash_pulled[[2]], file.path(dest, "b"), TRUE)
+  root$dst$files$get(hash_pulled[[3]], file.path(dest, "c"), TRUE)
 
   hash_not_pulled <- outpack_metadata_core(id[["a"]], root$dst)$files$hash
-  expect_error(root$dst$files$get(hash_not_pulled[[1]], dest, TRUE),
-               "not found in store")
+  expect_error(
+    root$dst$files$get(hash_not_pulled[[1]], file.path(dest, "d"), TRUE),
+    "not found in store")
 })
 
 
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ test_that("Files will be searched for by hash when adding file store", {
   expect_true(root$config$core$use_file_store)
 
   dest <- temp_file()
-  dir.create(dest)
   root$files$get(outpack_metadata_core(id, root)$files$hash, dest, TRUE)
 })
 
@@ -247,10 +246,9 @@ test_that("Can add archive", {
   expect_equal(length(hash), 3)
 
   dest <- temp_file()
-  dir.create(dest)
-  root$files$get(hash[[1]], dest, TRUE)
-  root$files$get(hash[[2]], dest, TRUE)
-  root$files$get(hash[[3]], dest, TRUE)
+  root$files$get(hash[[1]], file.path(dest, "a"), TRUE)
+  root$files$get(hash[[2]], file.path(dest, "b"), TRUE)
+  root$files$get(hash[[3]], file.path(dest, "c"), TRUE)
 })