diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index cba8fc9..0b880fc 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 # updates all dotfiles on the system
 rm ../../.bash* ../../.profile /root/.bash* /etc/nanorc ../../.PS1 /root/.PS1
 
-ln ./.bash* /root
+cp ./.bash* /root
 ln ./.bash* ../../
 ln ./.profile ../../
 
 rm /root/.bashrc /root/.profile
 cp .bashrc /root
 cp .profile /root
-ln ./nanorc /etc/nanorc
+cp ./nanorc /etc/nanorc
 
 # changes PS1 prompts
 SERV_COLOR="32"