diff --git a/dotdrop/utils.py b/dotdrop/utils.py
index 47205d1..401998f 100644
--- a/dotdrop/utils.py
+++ b/dotdrop/utils.py
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ def _cp(src, dst, ignore_func=None, debug=False):
     """the copy function for copytree"""
     if ignore_func and ignore_func(src):
         return
+    if not os.path.isfile(src):
+        # ignore special files
+        return
     dstdir = os.path.dirname(dst)
     if debug:
         LOG.dbg(f'mkdir \"{dstdir}\"',