diff --git a/src/server/api/release.ts b/src/server/api/release.ts
index 5730d61..b44f1c3 100644
--- a/src/server/api/release.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/release.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const handler = async ({payload}: FirRouteInput<typeof payloadT>) => {
 	console.log("cloned");
 	const localManifest = JSON.parse(await fs.promises.readFile("./repos/picobook.json", "utf8"));
 	console.log("read local manifest");
-	fs.promises.rm("./repos");
+	fs.promises.rm("./repos", {recursive: true, force: true});
 	console.log({
 		manifest,
 		localManifest,