diff --git a/custom_syadmin/build_from_notion.py b/custom_syadmin/build_from_notion.py
index 3bc693d..eb106ef 100644
--- a/custom_syadmin/build_from_notion.py
+++ b/custom_syadmin/build_from_notion.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def get_value(name, default=False):
         return default
 
 
-def rmrf(path):
+def rmrf(path, keep_root=False):
     """ Use safe-rm for recursive removal """
     """ @TODO: make it safer """
     def remove_readonly(func, path, excinfo):
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ def rmrf(path):
     # Try removal
     if os.path.exists(path) and len(os.path.realpath(path)) > 1:
         if os.path.isdir(path):
-            shutil.rmtree(path, onerror=remove_readonly)
+            if keep_root:
+                for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+                    for f in files:
+                        os.remove(os.path.join(root, f))
+            else:
+                shutil.rmtree(path, onerror=remove_readonly)
         elif os.path.isfile(path):
             os.remove(path)
     else:
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ def cmd(parts, cwd=None, env=None):
 
 def hugo(hugo_site_path, dest, hugo_environment='gitea', base_url=None):
     """ builds the website to "dest" using "tmp" as an intermediate location """
-    rmrf(dest)
+    rmrf(dest, keep_root=True)
     try:
         os.makedirs(dest, exist_ok=True)
     except: