diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 6c20bb7b1..0c2db0399 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -345,6 +345,18 @@ Installable::getCursor(EvalState & state)
     return cursors[0];
 }
 
+static StorePath getDeriver(
+    ref<Store> store,
+    const Installable & i,
+    const StorePath & drvPath)
+{
+    auto derivers = store->queryValidDerivers(drvPath);
+    if (derivers.empty())
+        throw Error("'%s' does not have a known deriver", i.what());
+    // FIXME: use all derivers?
+    return *derivers.begin();
+}
+
 struct InstallableStorePath : Installable
 {
     ref<Store> store;
@@ -353,7 +365,7 @@ struct InstallableStorePath : Installable
     InstallableStorePath(ref<Store> store, StorePath && storePath)
         : store(store), storePath(std::move(storePath)) { }
 
-    std::string what() override { return store->printStorePath(storePath); }
+    std::string what() const override { return store->printStorePath(storePath); }
 
     DerivedPaths toDerivedPaths() override
     {
@@ -374,6 +386,15 @@ struct InstallableStorePath : Installable
         }
     }
 
+    StorePathSet toDrvPaths(ref<Store> store) override
+    {
+        if (storePath.isDerivation()) {
+            return {storePath};
+        } else {
+            return {getDeriver(store, *this, storePath)};
+        }
+    }
+
     std::optional<StorePath> getStorePath() override
     {
         return storePath;
@@ -402,6 +423,14 @@ DerivedPaths InstallableValue::toDerivedPaths()
     return res;
 }
 
+StorePathSet InstallableValue::toDrvPaths(ref<Store> store)
+{
+    StorePathSet res;
+    for (auto & drv : toDerivations())
+        res.insert(drv.drvPath);
+    return res;
+}
+
 struct InstallableAttrPath : InstallableValue
 {
     SourceExprCommand & cmd;
@@ -412,7 +441,7 @@ struct InstallableAttrPath : InstallableValue
         : InstallableValue(state), cmd(cmd), v(allocRootValue(v)), attrPath(attrPath)
     { }
 
-    std::string what() override { return attrPath; }
+    std::string what() const override { return attrPath; }
 
     std::pair<Value *, Pos> toValue(EvalState & state) override
     {
@@ -836,11 +865,7 @@ StorePathSet toDerivations(
                 [&](const DerivedPath::Opaque & bo) {
                     if (!useDeriver)
                         throw Error("argument '%s' did not evaluate to a derivation", i->what());
-                    auto derivers = store->queryValidDerivers(bo.path);
-                    if (derivers.empty())
-                        throw Error("'%s' does not have a known deriver", i->what());
-                    // FIXME: use all derivers?
-                    drvPaths.insert(*derivers.begin());
+                    drvPaths.insert(getDeriver(store, *i, bo.path));
                 },
                 [&](const DerivedPath::Built & bfd) {
                     drvPaths.insert(bfd.drvPath);
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.hh b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
index 79931ad3e..ced6b3f10 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
@@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ struct Installable
 {
     virtual ~Installable() { }
 
-    virtual std::string what() = 0;
+    virtual std::string what() const = 0;
 
     virtual DerivedPaths toDerivedPaths() = 0;
 
+    virtual StorePathSet toDrvPaths(ref<Store> store)
+    {
+        throw Error("'%s' cannot be converted to a derivation path", what());
+    }
+
     DerivedPath toDerivedPath();
 
     UnresolvedApp toApp(EvalState & state);
@@ -81,6 +86,8 @@ struct InstallableValue : Installable
     virtual std::vector<DerivationInfo> toDerivations() = 0;
 
     DerivedPaths toDerivedPaths() override;
+
+    StorePathSet toDrvPaths(ref<Store> store) override;
 };
 
 struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
         Strings && prefixes,
         const flake::LockFlags & lockFlags);
 
-    std::string what() override { return flakeRef.to_string() + "#" + *attrPaths.begin(); }
+    std::string what() const override { return flakeRef.to_string() + "#" + *attrPaths.begin(); }
 
     std::vector<std::string> getActualAttrPaths();
 
diff --git a/src/nix/app.cc b/src/nix/app.cc
index 2fcf4752c..e104cc9c1 100644
--- a/src/nix/app.cc
+++ b/src/nix/app.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct InstallableDerivedPath : Installable
     }
 
 
-    std::string what() override { return derivedPath.to_string(*store); }
+    std::string what() const override { return derivedPath.to_string(*store); }
 
     DerivedPaths toDerivedPaths() override
     {
diff --git a/src/nix/store-copy-log.cc b/src/nix/store-copy-log.cc
index fa6436cd0..079cd6b3e 100644
--- a/src/nix/store-copy-log.cc
+++ b/src/nix/store-copy-log.cc
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ struct CmdCopyLog : virtual CopyCommand, virtual InstallablesCommand
     {
         auto dstStore = getDstStore();
 
-        for (auto & path : toDerivations(srcStore, installables, true)) {
-            if (auto log = srcStore->getBuildLog(path))
-                dstStore->addBuildLog(path, *log);
+        StorePathSet drvPaths;
+
+        for (auto & i : installables)
+            for (auto & drvPath : i->toDrvPaths(getEvalStore()))
+                drvPaths.insert(drvPath);
+
+        for (auto & drvPath : drvPaths) {
+            if (auto log = srcStore->getBuildLog(drvPath))
+                dstStore->addBuildLog(drvPath, *log);
             else
-                throw Error("build log for '%s' is not available", srcStore->printStorePath(path));
+                throw Error("build log for '%s' is not available", srcStore->printStorePath(drvPath));
         }
     }
 };