diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java b/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java
index b1d569b..72905f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java
@@ -290,27 +290,52 @@ public class UploadResource {
         // ZIP it up directly from extractDir (no temp copy)
         try (var zos = new java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream(Files.newOutputStream(bundlePath))) {
             var addedDirs = new java.util.HashSet<String>();
-            Files.walk(extractDir).filter(Files::isRegularFile).forEach(f -> {
-                try {
-                    String entryName = extractDir.relativize(f).toString().replace('\\', '/');
-                    // Ensure ALL ancestor directories have explicit entries
-                    // (Emscripten FS requires every directory in the chain)
-                    int idx = entryName.lastIndexOf('/');
-                    while (idx >= 0) {
-                        String parent = entryName.substring(0, idx + 1);
-                        if (addedDirs.add(parent)) {
+
+            // Helper: write a directory entry and all its ancestors if not yet added
+            // (Emscripten FS requires every directory in the chain as explicit entries)
+            java.util.function.Consumer<String> ensureDir = entryName -> {
+                int idx = entryName.lastIndexOf('/');
+                while (idx >= 0) {
+                    String parent = entryName.substring(0, idx + 1);
+                    if (addedDirs.add(parent)) {
+                        try {
                             zos.putNextEntry(new java.util.zip.ZipEntry(parent));
                             zos.closeEntry();
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                            throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
                         }
-                        idx = entryName.lastIndexOf('/', idx - 1);
                     }
+                    idx = entryName.lastIndexOf('/', idx - 1);
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Helper: write a single file entry with its directory chain
+            java.util.function.Consumer<Path> writeFile = f -> {
+                try {
+                    String entryName = extractDir.relativize(f).toString().replace('\\', '/');
+                    ensureDir.accept(entryName);
                     zos.putNextEntry(new java.util.zip.ZipEntry(entryName));
                     Files.copy(f, zos);
                     zos.closeEntry();
                 } catch (IOException e) {
                     throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
                 }
-            });
+            };
+
+            // ── First pass: .jsdos config files (must come first in ZIP) ──
+            try (var walk = Files.walk(jsdos)) {
+                walk.filter(Files::isRegularFile)
+                    .sorted() // deterministic order
+                    .forEach(writeFile);
+            }
+
+            // ── Second pass: all other game files ──
+            try (var walk = Files.walk(extractDir)) {
+                walk.filter(Files::isRegularFile)
+                    .filter(f -> !f.startsWith(jsdos))
+                    .sorted() // deterministic order
+                    .forEach(writeFile);
+            }
         }
 
         // Clean up .jsdos config files from the extract dir