diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2be7657e9fbded34932ba1aa22059cc885185125..afa2983daa012cea1b4738b99045fa2607cce7f0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pages:
   script:
     - mvn --version
     - mvn clean install   # build p2 repo
-    - rm -rf public
+    - rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR
     - mkdir -p $RELEASE_DIR
     - cp -r de.hftstuttgart.cityunits.p2site/target/repository/* $RELEASE_DIR
   artifacts: