diff --git a/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.Tests.ps1 b/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.Tests.ps1
index 55f1760..ab54fc9 100755
--- a/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.Tests.ps1
+++ b/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.Tests.ps1
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ Describe 'Set-Manifest' `
 
                 Mock Copy-Item {
                     #FIXME: the scope is completely wrong
-                    Should -Invoke -CommandName 'Copy-Item' -Exactly -Times 1
+                    Should -Invoke -CommandName 'Copy-Item' -Exactly -Times 1 `
 
-                    $args[1] | Should -Be 'foobar.x'
+                    $Path | Should -Be 'foobar.x'
 
-                    $args[3] | Should -Be 'foobar.x.bck'
-                }
+                    $Destination | Should -Be 'foobar.x.bck'
+                } 
 
                  #mocking Get-Content, therefore file name can be bogus
                  Set-Manifest `
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ Describe 'Set-Manifest' `
 
                 Mock Copy-Item {
                     #FIXME: the scope is completely wrong
-                    Should -Invoke -CommandName 'Copy-Item' -Exactly -Times 1
+                    Should -Invoke -CommandName 'Copy-Item' -Exactly -Times 1 `
 
-                    $args[1] | Should -Be 'foo/bar/foobar.x'
+                    $Path | Should -Be 'foo/bar/foobar.x'
 
-                    $args[3] | Should -Be 'foo/bar/foobar.x.bck'
+                    $Destination | Should -Be 'foo/bar/foobar.x.bck'
                 }
 
                  #mocking Get-Content, therefore file name can be bogus
diff --git a/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.psm1 b/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.psm1
index e69339f..7fa0a22 100755
--- a/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.psm1
+++ b/PSConfluencePublisher/Manifest.psm1
@@ -68,8 +68,22 @@ function Set-Manifest
 
         if ($Backup)
         {
-            #FIXME: this always assumes the current working directory
-            Copy-Item -Path $File -Destination "$(Split-Path -Leaf $File).bck"
+            $baseDir = Split-Path $File
+
+            $baseName = "$(Split-Path -Leaf $File).bck"
+
+            #FIXME: this should be handled without an explicit condition
+            if ($baseDir)
+            {
+                $path = Join-Path $baseDir $baseName
+            }
+
+            else
+            {
+                $path = $baseName
+            }
+
+            Copy-Item -Path $File -Destination $path
         }
 
         Set-Content -Path $File -Value $raw