diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 60aba95..e180e9d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 zola build
 sudo mkdir -p /var/www/joinlemmy
+sudo rm -rf /var/www/joinlemmy/public
 sudo mv public /var/www/joinlemmy/
 sudo systemctl reload nginx