diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 9f4cda8e0..0b885b85d 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@
         # this needs to be done outside run_locally in order for host to exist
         remote_dir = "#{host.user}@#{host.hostname}:#{release_path}/public/"
         execute "mkdir -p #{release_path}/public/assets/"
-        run_locally { execute "rsync -av --delete #{local_dir} #{remote_dir}" }
+	run_locally { execute "rsync -av --delete --exclude system #{local_dir} #{remote_dir}" }
 
         # We need to link the existing shared `/var/apps/wheelmap/public/system` folder
         # into the new release.
-        execute :ln, "-s", "#{deploy_path}/public/system/uploads", "#{release_path}/public/system"
+	execute :ln, "-s", "#{deploy_path}/public/system", "#{release_path}/public/system"
 
         # We create this file so the consul health check will pass. We can't use an
         # existing file since they are all unpredictably named.