diff --git a/pelican_deploy/deploy.py b/pelican_deploy/deploy.py
index 50dd153..b503a51 100644
--- a/pelican_deploy/deploy.py
+++ b/pelican_deploy/deploy.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class DeploymentRunner:
 
     def clean_working_dir_blocking(self, abort_running=True):
         def clean_fn():
-            rmpaths = [str(self.build_repo_path), str(self._output_dir)])
+            rmpaths = [str(self.build_repo_path), str(self._output_dir)]
             for p in rmpaths:
                 check_call(["rm", "-rf"] + p)