diff --git a/quartz/build.ts b/quartz/build.ts
index 9cfd354cb..9e657b657 100644
--- a/quartz/build.ts
+++ b/quartz/build.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ async function buildQuartz(argv: Argv, mut: Mutex, clientRefresh: () => void) {
 
   const release = await mut.acquire()
   perf.addEvent("clean")
-
   await rm(output, { recursive: true, force: true })
   console.log(`Cleaned output directory \`${output}\` in ${perf.timeSince("clean")}`)
 
diff --git a/quartz/cli/handlers.js b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
index 087e385ef..50f5dba63 100644
--- a/quartz/cli/handlers.js
+++ b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export async function handleCreate(argv) {
     if (contentStat.isSymbolicLink()) {
       await fs.promises.unlink(contentFolder)
     } else {
-      await rm(contentFolder, { recursive: true })
+      await rm(contentFolder, { recursive: true, force: true })
     }
   }