diff --git a/.ci/macos/build.sh b/.ci/macos/build.sh
index 18340258..cf6a634d 100755
--- a/.ci/macos/build.sh
+++ b/.ci/macos/build.sh
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ cmake -GNinja -S. -Bbuild \
       -DUSE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL=ON \
       -DCI_BUILD=ON
 cmake --build build
+cmake --install build
 ( cd build
   git clone https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/qt-jdenticon.git
   ( cd qt-jdenticon
     qmake
     make -j 4
-    cp libqtjdenticon.dylib ../nheko.app/Contents/MacOS
+    cp libqtjdenticon.dylib ../../nheko.app/Contents/MacOS
   )
   # "$(brew --prefix qt6)/bin/macdeployqt" nheko.app -always-overwrite -qmldir=../resources/qml/
   # # workaround for https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-100686
   # cp "$(brew --prefix brotli)/lib/libbrotlicommon.1.dylib" nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks/libbrotlicommon.1.dylib
-  cmake --install .
 )
diff --git a/.ci/macos/notarize.sh b/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
index 6dc057bc..33a6da50 100755
--- a/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
+++ b/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
@@ -20,25 +20,23 @@ if [ -n "${CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED:-}" ] && [ "${TRIGGERED_BY:-}" = "cirrus" ]; th
   unzip binaries.zip
   # we zip 'build/nheko.app' in cirrus ci, cirrus itself puts it in a 'build' directory
   # so move it to the right place for the rest of the process.
-  ( cd build || exit
-    unzip nheko.zip
-  )
+  unzip nheko.zip
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "build/nheko.app" ]; then
+if [ ! -d "nheko.app" ]; then
   echo "nheko.app is missing, you did something wrong!"
   exit 1
 fi
 
 echo "[INFO] Signing app contents"
-find "build/nheko.app/Contents"|while read -r fname; do
+find "nheko.app/Contents"|while read -r fname; do
     if [ -f "$fname" ]; then
         echo "[INFO] Signing $fname"
         codesign --force --timestamp --options=runtime --sign "${APPLE_DEV_IDENTITY}" "$fname"
     fi
 done
 
-codesign --force --timestamp --options=runtime --sign "${APPLE_DEV_IDENTITY}" "build/nheko.app"
+codesign --force --timestamp --options=runtime --sign "${APPLE_DEV_IDENTITY}" "nheko.app"
 
 NOTARIZE_SUBMIT_LOG=$(mktemp /tmp/notarize-submit.XXXXXX)
 NOTARIZE_STATUS_LOG=$(mktemp /tmp/notarize-status.XXXXXX)
diff --git a/.ci/macos/settings.json b/.ci/macos/settings.json
index d156a3b6..6a133d97 100644
--- a/.ci/macos/settings.json
+++ b/.ci/macos/settings.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "compression-level": 9,
   "contents": [
     {
-      "path": "./build/Nheko.app",
+      "path": "./Nheko.app",
       "type": "file",
       "x": 140,
       "y": 120
diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 11de4d1a..8618b7ee 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ task:
     - export PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)/bin/:${PATH}"
     - ./.ci/macos/build.sh
   zip_script:
-    - ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent build/nheko.app build/nheko.zip
+    - ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent nheko.app nheko.zip
   gitlab_script:
     - >
       [ "${CIRRUS_BRANCH}" == "master" ] && curl -X POST --fail -F token="${GITLAB_TRIGGER_TOKEN}" -F ref="${CIRRUS_BRANCH}" -F "variables[TRIGGER_BUILD_ID]=${CIRRUS_BUILD_ID}" -F "variables[TRIGGERED_BY]=cirrus" "https://nheko.im/api/v4/projects/2/trigger/pipeline" || true
   binaries_artifacts:
-    path: build/nheko.zip
+    path: nheko.zip
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 27e0807b..4dd926d6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ build-macos:
     - if : '$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED == null'
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - build/nheko.app # not putting this in 'artifacts' subdir because we don't want to put it on releases
+      - nheko.app # not putting this in 'artifacts' subdir because we don't want to put it on releases
     name: nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-macos-app
     expose_as: 'macos-app'
     public: false