diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da659ce9..d29c8b22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "build": "yarn prestart && rimraf dist/ && mkdirp dist && cp README.md dist && rollup -c && webpack",
     "watch": "yarn build --watch",
     "dist": "yarn test && yarn build && yarn dist:zip",
-    "dist:zip": "cd dist && tar czf ../katex.tar.gz * && zip -rq ../katex.zip *"
+    "dist:zip": "rimraf katex/ katex.tar.gz katex.zip && cp -R dist katex && tar czf katex.tar.gz katex && zip -rq katex.zip katex && rimraf katex/"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^2.16.0"