diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f1bb09d30e86..b496ca677211 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "serve-gmf-apps": "DEV_SERVER=1 TARGET=gmf-apps webpack serve --open --server-type=https --server-options-cert=private.crt --server-options-key=private.key --port=3000 --mode=development --progress",
     "serve-api": "webpack serve --content-base=api/dist/apihelp/ --config=buildtools/webpack.api.js --server-type=https --server-options-cert=private.crt --server-options-key=private.key --port=3000 --mode=development --progress --watch",
     "build-gmf-apps-profile": "TARGET=gmf-apps webpack --profile --json > profile.json",
-    "dist": "TARGET=dist webpack --mode=production --progress",
+    "dist": "rm dist/*; TARGET=dist webpack --mode=production --progress",
     "dist-spinner": "svgo --config=svgo.js src/icons/spinner.svg --output=dist/spinner.svg",
     "distlib": "tsc --pretty",
     "distlib-images": "copyfiles --verbose src/**/*.svg src/*.svg src/**/*.png src/*.png distlib",