diff --git a/make_package.sh b/make_package.sh
index f06b0cf10e1be190ff285cf6ef97aceb81b16476..44f86722e8db555df03b06446a969c0fdf338ba2 100755
--- a/make_package.sh
+++ b/make_package.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ cd $TMPAGKYRA
 rm -r $WHEELHOUSE
 
 cp $ROOTPATH/agkyra/scripts/agkyra $TMPAGKYRA/agkyra
-rm -r $DISTDIR/agkyra
-
+rm -rf $DISTDIR/agkyra
+mkdir -p $DISTDIR
 mv $TMPAGKYRA $DISTDIR
 echo built in $DISTDIR/agkyra