diff --git a/scripts/deploy-javadoc.sh b/scripts/deploy-javadoc.sh
index 2bc3d99..927f151 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-javadoc.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-javadoc.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 fi
 
 $ECHO ${SSH} "mkdir -p ${JAVADOC_DESTINATION} && \
-              rm -f ${JAVADOC_DESTINATION}/${JAVADOC_REPO}"
+              rm -rf ${JAVADOC_DESTINATION}/${JAVADOC_REPO}"
 
 $ECHO $SCP -rv ${javadocPath} "${SSHUSER}:${JAVADOC_DESTINATION}"