diff --git a/elm_self_publish.py b/elm_self_publish.py
index 6c5fe77..1b705c6 100644
--- a/elm_self_publish.py
+++ b/elm_self_publish.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import argparse
 
 def copy_package(location, destination):
+    shutil.rmtree(destination, ignore_errors=True)
     shutil.copytree(location, destination)
 
 def package_name(url):