diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3c1926d..e961bb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ jobs:
           
           # Copy rootfs structure (without generated content)
           mkdir -p release/sparkos/rootfs
-          cp -r rootfs/etc release/sparkos/rootfs/ 2>/dev/null || true
-          cp -r rootfs/root release/sparkos/rootfs/ 2>/dev/null || true
-          cp -r rootfs/home release/sparkos/rootfs/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          # Copy rootfs directories if they exist (some may not be populated)
+          for dir in etc root home; do
+            if [ -d "rootfs/$dir" ]; then
+              cp -r "rootfs/$dir" release/sparkos/rootfs/
+            else
+              echo "Note: rootfs/$dir does not exist, skipping"
+            fi
+          done
           
           # Create README for the release
           cat > release/sparkos/RELEASE_README.md << 'EOF'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 80b3319..58921a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ SparkOS uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration and delivery:
 **Automated Builds:**
 - Docker images are automatically built on every push to main/develop branches
 - Compiled release packages are automatically built on every push to main/develop branches
-- Images and releases are also built for pull requests (testing only, not published)
+- Both are also built for pull requests (testing only, not published)
 - Tagged releases automatically create versioned Docker images and GitHub releases with compiled binaries
 - **Multi-architecture builds**: Images are built for both AMD64 (x86_64) and ARM64 (aarch64)