diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 4c39d52..beb222e 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYSTEMD_USER_DIR=$HOME/.config/systemd/user
 ! which tar >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "tar needs to be installed" >&2 && exit 1
 ! which xargs >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "xargs needs to be installed" >&2 && exit 1
 
-rm -fr $CPOLIS_PATH
+rm -fr $CPOLIS_PATH/*
 latest_release=$(curl -s $CPOLIS_REPO_URL | jq -r '.[0].tag_name')
 curl -Lo /tmp/cpolis.tar.gz https://git.streifling.com/jason/cpolis/archive/$latest_release.tar.gz
 tar -xzf /tmp/cpolis.tar.gz -C $CPOLIS_PATH