diff --git a/scripts/plugin_staging.py b/scripts/plugin_staging.py
index bd4986801ec..908ae6d5599 100644
--- a/scripts/plugin_staging.py
+++ b/scripts/plugin_staging.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import shutil
 GXY_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), os.pardir))
 
 
-def link_up_static(f):
+def stage_static(f):
     src = os.path.join(GXY_ROOT, 'config/plugins', f)
     dest = os.path.join(GXY_ROOT, 'static/plugins', f)
     dest_parent = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dest, os.pardir))
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ def link_up_static(f):
         else:
             shutil.rmtree(dest)
     elif not os.path.exists(dest_parent):
-        # Create parent dir structure to symlink directly to static.
         os.makedirs(dest_parent)
     try:
-        os.symlink(src, dest)
+        if os.path.isdir(src):
+            shutil.copytree(src, dest)
+        else:
+            shutil.copy(src, dest)
     except Exception:
-        print("Error symlinking '%s' to '%s'" % (src, dest))
+        print("Error copying '%s' to '%s'" % (src, dest))
         raise
 
 
@@ -31,4 +33,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # This is not awesome, but it's temporary, and it supports two-tier plugin static.
     for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(GXY_ROOT, 'config/plugins/*/*/static')) + glob.glob(os.path.join(GXY_ROOT, 'config/plugins/*/*/*/static')):
         f = os.path.relpath(f, os.path.join(GXY_ROOT, 'config/plugins'))
-        link_up_static(f)
+        stage_static(f)