diff --git a/tesoft.bash b/tesoft.bash
index 2d1059a..46009e3 100755
--- a/tesoft.bash
+++ b/tesoft.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-cookie_path=./cookies.txt
+cookie_path=cookies.txt
 
 print_help() {
   echo "tesoft.dev helper script"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ upload() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  tar -C "$1" -cf /tmp/article.tar $(ls "$1")
+  tar -C "$1" --exclude=$cookie_path -cf /tmp/article.tar $(ls "$1")
   out=$(curl -v -f -X PUT -F "file=@/tmp/article.tar" "$URL/api/blog" -b "$cookie_path" 2>&1)
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "$out" >&2
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ patch() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  tar -C "$2" -cf /tmp/article.tar $(ls "$2")
+  tar -C "$2" --exclude=$cookie_path -cf /tmp/article.tar $(ls "$2")
   out=$(curl -v -f -X PATCH -F "file=@/tmp/article.tar" "$URL/api/blog/$1" -b "$cookie_path" 2>&1)
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "$out" >&2