diff --git a/tildewiki/compilation.py b/tildewiki/compilation.py
index 7b143ed..40a8547 100644
--- a/tildewiki/compilation.py
+++ b/tildewiki/compilation.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import os
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 from os.path import join as path_join
-from shutil import copyfile
 
 from markdown import markdown
 
@@ -42,20 +41,16 @@ def compile_wiki(source_path: str, dest_path: str) -> None:
 
         for source_filename in files:
             source_file_path = path_join(root, source_filename)
-            # TODO this is really ugly; consider just copying anything not in approved extensions
-            if source_file_path.endswith('.css'):
-                copyfile(source_file_path, path_join(preview_root, source_filename))
-            else:
-                output = compile_source_file(
-                    source_file_path,
-                    header_content,
-                    footer_content)
-                dest_filename = source_filename.split('.')[0] + '.html'
-                toc_content += '<li><a href="{}">{}</a></li>\n'.format(
-                    path_join(current_suffix, dest_filename),
-                    path_join(current_suffix,dest_filename.split('.')[0]))
-                with open(path_join(preview_root, dest_filename), 'w') as f:
-                    f.write(output)
+            output = compile_source_file(
+                source_file_path,
+                header_content,
+                footer_content)
+            dest_filename = source_filename.split('.')[0] + '.html'
+            toc_content += '<li><a href="{}">{}</a></li>\n'.format(
+                path_join(current_suffix, dest_filename),
+                path_join(current_suffix,dest_filename.split('.')[0]))
+            with open(path_join(preview_root, dest_filename), 'w') as f:
+                f.write(output)
 
     toc_content += '\n</ul>'
     with open(path_join(dest_path, 'toc.html'), 'w') as f:
diff --git a/tildewiki/main.py b/tildewiki/main.py
index f603cfe..1e7422a 100644
--- a/tildewiki/main.py
+++ b/tildewiki/main.py
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ def publish(config, local_repo_path):
         click.echo('Compiling wiki to {}'.format(config.publish_path))
         click.confirm(WIPE_PROMPT.format(config.publish_path), abort=True)
 
+        # TODO there is a showstopping bug here: remaking the publish path
+        # strips all permissions. actually delete the stuff in there, not the
+        # dir itself.
         rmtree(config.publish_path, onerror=onerror)
         if len(rm_error_paths) == 0:
             os.makedirs(config.publish_path)