diff --git a/pytest_abra/html_helper.py b/pytest_abra/html_helper.py
index 6080b2f..6215350 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/html_helper.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/html_helper.py
@@ -5,19 +5,36 @@ import json
 import os
 import pathlib
 import re
+import shutil
 
-from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup  # type: ignore
 from packaging import version
 
 CHECKBOX_REGEX = r"^(?P<num>0|[1-9]\d*) (?P<txt1>.*)"
 
 
-def merge_html_reports(in_path: str, out_path: str, title: str):
-    paths = get_html_files(in_path, out_path)
-    if not paths:
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Unable to find html files in {in_path}")
+def custom_copy_assets(assets_dir_path: str, out_file_path: str):
+    """custom function added for pytest_abra
 
-    assets_dir_path = get_assets_path(in_path)
+    copies every asset to asset folder. Exclude style.css as this is already handled by pytest_html_merger"""
+
+    assets_source_dir = pathlib.Path(assets_dir_path)
+    assets_source_files = [p for p in assets_source_dir.glob("*") if p.is_file() and p.name != "style.css"]
+    out_dir_path = pathlib.Path(out_file_path).parent
+    assets_target_dir = out_dir_path / "assets"
+    assets_target_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    for asset in assets_source_files:
+        shutil.copy(asset, assets_target_dir / asset.name)
+
+
+def merge_html_reports(in_dir_path: str, out_file_path: str, report_title: str):
+    paths = get_html_files(in_dir_path, out_file_path)
+    if not paths:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Unable to find html files in {in_dir_path}")
+
+    assets_dir_path = get_assets_path(in_dir_path)
+
+    custom_copy_assets(assets_dir_path, out_file_path)
 
     first_file = BeautifulSoup("".join(open(paths[0])), features="html.parser")
     paths.pop(0)
@@ -30,7 +47,7 @@ def merge_html_reports(in_path: str, out_path: str, title: str):
     if assets_dir_path is None:
         print(
             f"Will assume css is embedded in the reports. If this is not the case, "
-            f"Please make sure that you have 'assets' directory inside {in_path} "
+            f"Please make sure that you have 'assets' directory inside {in_dir_path} "
             f"which contains css files generated by pytest-html."
         )
     else:
@@ -42,7 +59,7 @@ def merge_html_reports(in_path: str, out_path: str, title: str):
             head.style.append(content)
 
     h = first_file.find("h1")
-    h.string = title or os.path.basename(out_path)
+    h.string = report_title or os.path.basename(out_file_path)
 
     ps = first_file.find_all("p")
     pytest_version = ps[0].text.split(" ")[-1]
@@ -106,7 +123,7 @@ def merge_html_reports(in_path: str, out_path: str, title: str):
     for cb_type in cb_types:
         set_checkbox_value(first_file, cb_type, cb_types[cb_type])
 
-    with open(out_path, "w") as f:
+    with open(out_file_path, "w") as f:
         f.write(str(first_file))