diff --git a/once/get_updates.sh b/once/get_updates.sh
index e4903b4..a51fc9a 100755
--- a/once/get_updates.sh
+++ b/once/get_updates.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ obtain_remote_file()
 	pathname="$1"
 
 	case "$mb_vendor" in
+		/ )
+			;;
+
 		/* )
 			cp -p "${mb_vendor}/${pathname}" \
 				"${pathname}"