diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 0c557d2..62c0765 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Copy current repo contents into target subfolder
         run: |
-          rm -R target/$TARGET_SUBFOLDER
+          rm -Rf target/template/content
+          rm -Rf target/$TARGET_SUBFOLDER
           mkdir -p target/$TARGET_SUBFOLDER
+          mkdir -p target/template/content
           # Exclude the .git directory from the copy
           rsync -av --exclude={.git,.obsidian,.gitea} current/content/ target/$TARGET_SUBFOLDER/