diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index cb232ceee..ac2ebfb6f 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -x
-sshpass -p $FTP_PASSWORD ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $FTP_USER@$FTP_HOST 'rm -rf '$FTP_DIR'{*,.*}'
+sshpass -p $FTP_PASSWORD ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $FTP_USER@$FTP_HOST 'cd '$FTP_DIR' && touch mytest'
 chmod a+x /home/travis/build/collinbarrett/FilterLists/src/FilterLists.Api/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.0/ubuntu.16.04-x64/publish/FilterLists.Api.dll
 sshpass -p $FTP_PASSWORD scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r /home/travis/build/collinbarrett/FilterLists/src/FilterLists.Api/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.0/ubuntu.16.04-x64/publish/* $FTP_USER@$FTP_HOST:$FTP_DIR
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