diff --git a/github_message.py b/github_message.py
index da7985de..fa69a5b3 100644
--- a/github_message.py
+++ b/github_message.py
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ def main():
 
         msg = release.body
 
-        for filename in glob.glob("artifacts/*.*"):
-            pkg_hash = get_sha256(filename)
+        for filepath in glob.glob("artifacts/*"):
+            pkg_hash = get_sha256(filepath)
             # add the sha256 of the new artifact to the release message body
-            msg = update_or_add_message(msg, filename, pkg_hash)
+            name = os.path.basename(filepath)
+            msg = update_or_add_message(msg, name, pkg_hash)
 
         if args.dry_run:
             logging.info("Skipping asset upload because of dry-run")
diff --git a/github_release.py b/github_release.py
index 72c8ff14..e2116a77 100755
--- a/github_release.py
+++ b/github_release.py
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ def main():
 
         # copy the binary to the path
         copy_path = os.path.join(artifact_path, args.name)
-        if args.path != copy_path:
+        try:
             shutil.copy(args.path, copy_path)
-
-
+       except shutil.SameFileError:
+            pass # the macOS release copy fails with being the same file (already in the artifacts directory). Catching to ignore.
 
     except Exception as e:
         logging.exception(e)