diff --git a/scripts/generate-pages.py b/scripts/generate-pages.py
index fcfbc05..b212e76 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-pages.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-pages.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def thumbnail_url(link):
 
 def setup_directory_structure(settings, base_dir, template_dir):
     site_new_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, 'site-new')
-    shutil.rmtree(site_new_dir)
+    shutil.rmtree(site_new_dir, ignore_errors=True)
     os.mkdir(site_new_dir)
     extern_dir_site = os.path.join(site_new_dir, 'extern')
     os.symlink(os.path.join('..', 'extern'), extern_dir_site)