diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-mailpile b/src/freedombone-app-mailpile
index d9295b6b..6e316ee4 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-mailpile
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-mailpile
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ function install_mailpile {
     fi
 
     cd /var/www/$MAILPILE_DOMAIN_NAME
+    if [ -d /var/www/$MAILPILE_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs ]; then
+        rm -rf /var/www/$MAILPILE_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs
+    fi
     git_clone $MAILPILE_REPO htdocs
     cd htdocs
     git checkout $MAILPILE_COMMIT -b $MAILPILE_COMMIT