diff --git a/makeWeb.sh b/makeWeb.sh
index 7513525..8409945 100755
--- a/makeWeb.sh
+++ b/makeWeb.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ if [ -n "$instrument" ]; then
     subtitle="${subtitle} ($instrument)"
 fi
 
-rm -rf $webdir
 mkdir -p $webdir
 
 sed -e "s/@BUILD@/$buildno/" -e "s/@SUBTITLE@/$subtitle/" \