diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7dc24d05fa8330e839c69c7fd887eeed7e5f75c0..4037f69ba5dab75d6d17fee19ab7d89d707be357 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ help_client:
 	@echo "                      Require LOGIN variable. Example:"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────"
-	@echo "  CERT:   directory where the public CA certificate resides ($(CA_CERT_FILE))."
+	@echo "  CERT:   path to public CA certificate file ($(CA_CERT_FILE))."
 	@echo "  SERVER: server ip address and port, separated by a colon,"
 	@echo "          for instance: SERVER=127.0.0.1:1077"
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ copy_resources_client:
 	@mkdir -p $(RESOURCES_DIR_CLIENT)
 	@echo -n "$(SERVER)" > $(RESOURCES_DIR_CLIENT)/server
 ifdef CERT
-	@cp $(CERT)/$(CA_CERT_FILE) $(RESOURCES_DIR_CLIENT)
+	@cp $(CERT) $(RESOURCES_DIR_CLIENT)/
 else
 	@echo -n "" > $(RESOURCES_DIR_CLIENT)/$(CA_CERT_FILE)
 endif