diff --git a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
index d29531f27..7e7fe3453 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ class Pipeline {
       function assetFileWrite(next) {
         async.eachOf(self.assetFiles, function (files, targetFile, cb) {
             async.map(files,
+            const isDir = targetFile.slice(-1) === '/' || targetFile.indexOf('.') === -1;
+            // if it's not a directory
+            if (!isDir) {
+              self.logger.info(__("writing file") + " " + (self.buildDir + targetFile).bold.dim);
+            }
               function (file, fileCb) {
                 self.logger.trace("reading " + file.filename);
 
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ class Pipeline {
                 fs.mkdirpSync(self.buildDir + dir);
 
                 // if it's a directory
-                if (targetFile.slice(-1) === '/' || targetFile.indexOf('.') === -1) {
+                if (isDir) {
                   let targetDir = targetFile;
 
                   if (targetDir.slice(-1) !== '/') {
@@ -179,7 +184,6 @@ class Pipeline {
                   return file.content;
                 }).join("\n");
 
-                self.logger.info(__("writing file") + " " + (self.buildDir + targetFile).bold.dim);
                 if(new RegExp(/^index.html?/i).test(targetFile)){
                   targetFile = targetFile.replace('index', 'index-temp');
                   placeholderPage = targetFile;