diff --git a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py
index 001d588..1bb46ad 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ class AddDefaultSources(Task):
 
     @classmethod
     def run(cls, info):
-        from bootstrapvz.common.releases import sid
+        from bootstrapvz.common.releases import sid, wheezy
         include_src = info.manifest.packages.get('include-source-type', False)
         components = ' '.join(info.manifest.packages.get('components', ['main']))
         info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     {apt_mirror} {system.release} ' + components)
         if include_src:
             info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src {apt_mirror} {system.release} ' + components)
-        if info.manifest.release != sid:
+        if info.manifest.release != sid and info.manifest.release >= wheezy:
             info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     http://security.debian.org/  {system.release}/updates ' + components)
             if include_src:
                 info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src http://security.debian.org/  {system.release}/updates ' + components)
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/__init__.py b/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/__init__.py
index eec9cb9..6bdbc60 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/__init__.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def validate_manifest(data, validator, error):
 
     for i, file_entry in enumerate(data['plugins']['file_copy']['files']):
         srcfile = file_entry['src']
-        if not os.path.isfile(srcfile):
+        if not os.path.exists(srcfile):
             msg = 'The source file %s does not exist.' % srcfile
             error(msg, ['plugins', 'file_copy', 'files', i])
 
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/tasks.py b/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/tasks.py
index cc1a783..179cffd 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/tasks.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/tasks.py
@@ -47,5 +47,9 @@ class FileCopyCommand(Task):
             # note that we don't use os.path.join because it can't
             #  handle absolute paths, which 'dst' most likely is.
             final_destination = os.path.normpath("%s/%s" % (info.root, file_entry['dst']))
-            shutil.copy(file_entry['src'], final_destination)
+            if os.path.isfile(file_entry['src']):
+                shutil.copy(file_entry['src'], final_destination)
+            else:
+                shutil.copytree(file_entry['src'], final_destination)
+
             modify_path(info, file_entry['dst'], file_entry)