diff --git a/deploy-npm b/deploy-npm
index 4f31b17..532498e 100755
--- a/deploy-npm
+++ b/deploy-npm
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$delete_target" = true ]; then
     echo "[[ Deploy ]]  Deleting then recreating '$dst_dir'."
-    rm -rf "${dst_dir:?}/**"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    rm -rf ${dst_dir:?}/..?* ${dst_dir:?}/.[!.]* ${dst_dir:?}/**
     chmod g+w "$dst_dir"
 fi
 
diff --git a/deploy-static b/deploy-static
index 7860269..6075b7f 100755
--- a/deploy-static
+++ b/deploy-static
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$delete_target" = true ]; then
     echo "[[ Deploy ]]  Deleting then recreating '$dst_dir'."
-    rm -rf "${dst_dir:?}/**"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    rm -rf ${dst_dir:?}/..?* ${dst_dir:?}/.[!.]* ${dst_dir:?}/**
     chmod g+w "$dst_dir"
 fi