diff --git a/.changeset/tender-chicken-deliver.md b/.changeset/tender-chicken-deliver.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd2056e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-chicken-deliver.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opennextjs/aws": patch
+---
+
+When copying over assets, check to see if favicon.ico is a file. In some cases favicon.ico is a folder that can contain a route handler.
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/build/createAssets.ts b/packages/open-next/src/build/createAssets.ts
index 322d642af..2c9206c96 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/build/createAssets.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/build/createAssets.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ export function createStaticAssets(options: buildHelper.BuildOptions) {
 
   const faviconPath = path.join(appPath, appSrcPath, "favicon.ico");
 
-  if (fs.existsSync(faviconPath)) {
+  // We need to check if the favicon is either a file or directory.
+  // If it's a directory, we assume it's a route handler and ignore it.
+  if (fs.existsSync(faviconPath) && fs.lstatSync(faviconPath).isFile()) {
     fs.copyFileSync(faviconPath, path.join(outputPath, "favicon.ico"));
   }
 }