diff --git a/src/actions.rs b/src/actions.rs
index a61e01b..854c201 100644
--- a/src/actions.rs
+++ b/src/actions.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ pub fn create_template(
                 &target.owner,
             )
             .context("create parent for target file")?;
-            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, target, fs, handlebars, variables)
+            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, Some(target), fs, handlebars, variables)
                 .context("perform template cache")?;
             Ok(true)
         }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ pub fn create_template(
                 &target.owner,
             )
             .context("create parent for target file")?;
-            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, target, fs, handlebars, variables)
+            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, Some(target), fs, handlebars, variables)
                 .context("perform template cache")?;
             Ok(true)
         }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ pub fn create_template(
                 &target.owner,
             )
             .context("create parent for target file")?;
-            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, target, fs, handlebars, variables)
+            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, Some(target), fs, handlebars, variables)
                 .context("perform template cache")?;
             Ok(true)
         }
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ pub fn update_template(
             );
             fs.set_owner(&target.target, &target.owner)
                 .context("set target file owner")?;
-            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, target, fs, handlebars, variables)
+            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, Some(target), fs, handlebars, variables)
                 .context("perform template cache")?;
             Ok(true)
         }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ pub fn update_template(
                 &target.owner,
             )
             .context("create parent for target file")?;
-            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, target, fs, handlebars, variables)
+            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, Some(target), fs, handlebars, variables)
                 .context("perform template cache")?;
             Ok(true)
         }
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ pub fn update_template(
             );
             fs.remove_file(&target.target)
                 .context("remove target while forcing")?;
-            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, target, fs, handlebars, variables)
+            perform_template_deploy(source, cache, Some(target), fs, handlebars, variables)
                 .context("perform template cache")?;
             Ok(true)
         }
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ pub fn update_template(
 pub(crate) fn perform_template_deploy(
     source: &Path,
     cache: &Path,
-    target: &TemplateTarget,
+    target: Option<&TemplateTarget>,
     fs: &mut dyn Filesystem,
     handlebars: &Handlebars<'_>,
     variables: &Variables,
@@ -554,7 +554,10 @@ pub(crate) fn perform_template_deploy(
     let file_contents = fs
         .read_to_string(source)
         .context("read template source file")?;
-    let file_contents = target.apply_actions(file_contents);
+    let file_contents = match target {
+        Some(t) => t.apply_actions(file_contents),
+        None => file_contents,
+    };
     let rendered = handlebars
         .render_template(&file_contents, variables)
         .context("render template")?;
@@ -566,10 +569,12 @@ pub(crate) fn perform_template_deploy(
         .context("write rendered template to cache")?;
 
     // Target
-    fs.copy_file(cache, &target.target, &target.owner)
-        .context("copy template from cache to target")?;
-    fs.copy_permissions(source, &target.target, &target.owner)
-        .context("copy permissions from source to target")?;
+    if let Some(target) = target {
+        fs.copy_file(cache, &target.target, &target.owner)
+            .context("copy template from cache to target")?;
+        fs.copy_permissions(source, &target.target, &target.owner)
+            .context("copy permissions from source to target")?;
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/hooks.rs b/src/hooks.rs
index c659eff..6abd4e9 100644
--- a/src/hooks.rs
+++ b/src/hooks.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::Child;
 use std::process::Command;
 
+use crate::filesystem::{Filesystem, RealFilesystem};
+
 pub(crate) fn run_hook(
     location: &Path,
     cache_dir: &Path,
@@ -17,25 +19,26 @@ pub(crate) fn run_hook(
     }
 
     let mut script_file = cache_dir.join(location);
-    let mut target = std::env::temp_dir().join("dotter_temp");
     if cfg!(windows) {
         script_file.set_extension("bat");
-        target.set_extension("bat");
     }
-    debug!("Rendering script {:?} -> {:?}", location, script_file);
 
+    debug!("Rendering script {:?} -> {:?}", location, script_file);
+    let mut fs = RealFilesystem::new(false);
     crate::actions::perform_template_deploy(
         location,
         &script_file,
-        &target.clone().into(),
-        &mut crate::filesystem::RealFilesystem::new(false),
+        None,
+        &mut fs,
         handlebars,
         variables,
     )
     .context("deploy script")?;
+    fs.copy_permissions(location, &script_file, &None)
+        .context("copy permissions from source to cache")?;
 
     debug!("Running script file");
-    let mut child = run_script_file(&target)?;
+    let mut child = run_script_file(&script_file)?;
 
     anyhow::ensure!(
         child.wait().context("wait for child shell")?.success(),