diff --git a/scripts/publish.rb b/scripts/publish.rb
index e147ca84..a9240931 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.rb
+++ b/scripts/publish.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'yaml'
+require 'pathname'
 
-root_dir = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/.."
+root_dir = Pathname.new("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/..").cleanpath
 output_index_path = "#{root_dir}/output/index.yaml"
 
 `mkdir -p #{root_dir}/output`
@@ -14,12 +15,12 @@ list.each do |filename|
     chart_versions = repo_index['entries'][chart_name] || []
     repo_index['entries'][chart_name] = chart_versions
     version_info = YAML.load_file(filename)
-    existing_info = chart_versions.find{ |item| item.version == version_info['version'] }
+    existing_info = chart_versions.find{ |item| item['version'] == version_info['version'] }
     if existing_info then
         chart_versions[chart_versions.index(existing_info)] = version_info
     else
         chart_versions.push version_info
     end
-    `tar -zcvf #{root_dir}/output/#{chart_name}-#{version_info['version']}.tar.gz #{File.dirname(filename)}`
+    `tar -cvzf #{root_dir}/output/#{chart_name}-#{version_info['version']}.tgz #{File.dirname(filename)} -C #{File.dirname(filename)} .`
     File.open(output_index_path, 'w') { |file| file.write(repo_index.to_yaml( :Indent => 4, :UseHeader => true, :UseVersion => true )) }
 end