diff --git a/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java b/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
index 834ff0e..7eaecd9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@
         WebAppContext context = new WebAppContext();
 
         File tmpDir = new File(getGitBucketHome(), "tmp");
-        if(tmpDir.exists()){
-            deleteDirectory(tmpDir);
+        if(!tmpDir.exists()){
+            tmpDir.mkdirs();
         }
-        tmpDir.mkdirs();
         context.setTempDirectory(tmpDir);
 
         ProtectionDomain domain = JettyLauncher.class.getProtectionDomain();