diff --git a/builder/build/apppacktoml.go b/builder/build/apppacktoml.go
index ebc671a..9e355a2 100644
--- a/builder/build/apppacktoml.go
+++ b/builder/build/apppacktoml.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/apppackio/codebuild-image/builder/filesystem"
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+	"github.com/apppackio/codebuild-image/builder/filesystem"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
diff --git a/builder/build/build.go b/builder/build/build.go
index 1e45916..3a7605d 100644
--- a/builder/build/build.go
+++ b/builder/build/build.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/apppackio/codebuild-image/builder/containers"
+	"github.com/apppackio/codebuild-image/builder/filesystem"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/crane"
 	cp "github.com/otiai10/copy"
@@ -121,6 +122,11 @@ func (b *Build) RunBuild() error {
 	if err = cp.Copy(logFile.Name(), "build.log"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// Copy the apppack.toml file to the default location if it was read from a custom location
+	if err = filesystem.CopyAppPackTomlToDefault(); err != nil {
+		b.Log().Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to copy apppack.toml to default location for artifact archival")
+		// Don't fail the build if we can't copy the file, just warn
+	}
 	return b.state.WriteCommitTxt()
 }
 
diff --git a/builder/filesystem/filesystem.go b/builder/filesystem/filesystem.go
index 7960894..97d109f 100644
--- a/builder/filesystem/filesystem.go
+++ b/builder/filesystem/filesystem.go
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 )
 
-const envFileFilename = "env.json"
+const (
+	envFileFilename            = "env.json"
+	DefaultAppPackTomlFilename = "apppack.toml"
+)
 
 type State interface {
 	CreateIfNotExists() error
@@ -181,9 +184,26 @@ func (f *FileState) WriteJsonToFile(filename string, v interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func GetAppPackTomlFilename() string {
-	filename := "apppack.toml"
+	filename := DefaultAppPackTomlFilename
 	if envFile := os.Getenv("APPPACK_TOML"); envFile != "" {
 		filename = envFile
 	}
 	return filename
 }
+
+// CopyAppPackTomlToDefault copies the apppack.toml file from a custom location to the default location
+// This is needed for artifact archival when APPPACK_TOML env var is used to specify a custom location
+// Returns nil if the file is already at the default location or if copy succeeds
+func CopyAppPackTomlToDefault() error {
+	apppackTomlPath := GetAppPackTomlFilename()
+	if apppackTomlPath == DefaultAppPackTomlFilename {
+		// File is already at the default location, nothing to do
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Copying %s to %s for artifact archival", apppackTomlPath, DefaultAppPackTomlFilename)
+	if err := cp.Copy(apppackTomlPath, DefaultAppPackTomlFilename); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy %s to %s: %w", apppackTomlPath, DefaultAppPackTomlFilename, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/builder/filesystem/filesystem_test.go b/builder/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
index dfd62c1..25cb4d0 100644
--- a/builder/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
+++ b/builder/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ func TestGetFilename(t *testing.T) {
 	// Call GetAppPackTomlFilename and check the default value
 
 	filename := GetAppPackTomlFilename()
-	if filename != "apppack.toml" {
+	if filename != DefaultAppPackTomlFilename {
 		t.Errorf("expected apppack.toml, got %s", filename)
 	}
 
@@ -130,6 +132,91 @@ func TestGetFilename(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCopyAppPackTomlToDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		envValue      string
+		setupFiles    map[string]string
+		expectCopy    bool
+		expectError   bool
+		errorContains string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "no copy needed when using default location",
+			envValue:   "",
+			expectCopy: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "copies from custom location",
+			envValue: "config/custom.toml",
+			setupFiles: map[string]string{
+				"config/custom.toml": "[build]\ntest = true\n",
+			},
+			expectCopy: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "error when custom file doesn't exist",
+			envValue:      "nonexistent.toml",
+			expectCopy:    false,
+			expectError:   true,
+			errorContains: "failed to copy nonexistent.toml",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set up environment
+			if tt.envValue != "" {
+				os.Setenv("APPPACK_TOML", tt.envValue)
+				defer os.Unsetenv("APPPACK_TOML")
+			}
+
+			// Create temp directory for test
+			tempDir := t.TempDir()
+			originalDir, _ := os.Getwd()
+			os.Chdir(tempDir)
+			defer os.Chdir(originalDir)
+
+			// Set up test files
+			for path, content := range tt.setupFiles {
+				dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+				if dir != "." {
+					os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755)
+				}
+				os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o644)
+			}
+
+			// Run the function
+			err := CopyAppPackTomlToDefault()
+
+			// Check error
+			if tt.expectError {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("expected error, got nil")
+				} else if tt.errorContains != "" && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.errorContains) {
+					t.Errorf("expected error to contain %q, got %q", tt.errorContains, err.Error())
+				}
+			} else if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Check if file was copied
+			if tt.expectCopy {
+				if _, err := os.Stat(DefaultAppPackTomlFilename); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+					t.Errorf("expected %s to exist after copy", DefaultAppPackTomlFilename)
+				} else {
+					// Verify content matches
+					expected := tt.setupFiles[tt.envValue]
+					actual, _ := os.ReadFile(DefaultAppPackTomlFilename)
+					if string(actual) != expected {
+						t.Errorf("copied content mismatch: got %q, want %q", actual, expected)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func dummyTarBuffer() (*io.Reader, error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	tw := tar.NewWriter(&buf)