diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 1c09f9d..e0c6de8 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@ const ASSET_KEY: &str = "SRC";
 const STATIC_DIR: &str = "static";
 
 fn build_stylesheet() {
-    let mut in_file = File::open("static/style.scss").expect("Failed to open scss file");
+    let mut in_file =
+        File::open(Path::new(STATIC_DIR).join("style.scss")).expect("Failed to open scss file");
     let mut buffer = Vec::new();
     in_file.read_to_end(&mut buffer).expect("Failed to read scss");
-    let compiled = compile_scss(buffer.as_slice(), OutputStyle::Compressed).expect("SCSS compiler failed");
-    let mut out_file = File::create("assets/style.css").expect("Failed to open css file");
+    let compiled =
+        compile_scss(buffer.as_slice(), OutputStyle::Compressed).expect("SCSS compile failed");
+    let mut out_file =
+        File::create(Path::new(ASSETS_DIR).join("style.css")).expect("Failed to open css file");
     out_file.write_all(&mut compiled.as_slice()).expect("Failed to write css to file");
 }
 
 fn embed_assets() {
-    let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+    let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").expect("Missing output directory variable");
     let dest_path = Path::new(&out_dir).join("assets.rs");
     include_dir(ASSETS_DIR).as_variable(ASSET_KEY).to_file(dest_path).unwrap();
 }