diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index cdb0baad..8c8fc3a6 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ fi
 make -j 8
 
 cd ../gzbridge
+if [ -d "./build" ]; then
+  # node-gym configure will fail if build already exists
+  rm -rf ./build
+fi
 $DIR/node_modules/.bin/node-gyp configure
 $DIR/node_modules/.bin/node-gyp build -d