diff --git a/src/rtems_proxy/copy.py b/src/rtems_proxy/copy.py
index 67dbf0f..19eb3ec 100644
--- a/src/rtems_proxy/copy.py
+++ b/src/rtems_proxy/copy.py
@@ -13,19 +13,24 @@ def copy_rtems():
     """
     Copy RTEMS binaries to a location where the RTEMS IOC can access them
     """
+    # root of pvc mount into which we copy the IOC files for the RTEMS IOC to access
     root = GLOBALS.RTEMS_ROOT
-    ioc_bins = (GLOBALS.IOC / "bin") / GLOBALS.EPICS_TARGET_ARCH
-    bin_dest = root / "bin"
+    # root of the path that the RTEMS IOC expects to find the IOC files
+    rtems_root = Path("/iocs") / GLOBALS.IOC_GROUP / GLOBALS.IOC_NAME
+    # the binary blob to load into the RTEMS IOC via TFTP
+    ioc_bin = (GLOBALS.IOC / "bin") / GLOBALS.EPICS_TARGET_ARCH / "ioc.boot"
+    # where to copy the Generic IOC folder to (at present only holds the dbd folder)
+    dest_ioc = root / "ioc"
 
     # because we are moving the ioc files we need to fix up startup script paths
     startup = GLOBALS.RUNTIME / "st.cmd"
     cmd_txt = startup.read_text()
-    cmd_txt = re.sub("/epics/", str(root), cmd_txt)
+    cmd_txt = re.sub("/epics/", f"{str(rtems_root)}/", cmd_txt)
     startup.write_text(cmd_txt)
 
     # move all the files needed for runtime into the PVC that is being shared
     # over nfs/tftp by the nfsv2-tftp service
-    shutil.copytree(GLOBALS.IOC, root / "ioc", symlinks=True, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    Path.mkdir(dest_ioc, exist_ok=True)
+    shutil.copytree(GLOBALS.IOC / "dbd", dest_ioc, symlinks=True, dirs_exist_ok=True)
     shutil.copytree(GLOBALS.RUNTIME, root / "runtime", dirs_exist_ok=True)
-    Path.mkdir(bin_dest, exist_ok=True)
-    shutil.move(ioc_bins / "ioc.boot", bin_dest)
+    shutil.copy(ioc_bin, root)