diff --git a/site/plugin.jelly b/site/plugin.jelly
index 5904c1fb..b73a16d5 100644
--- a/site/plugin.jelly
+++ b/site/plugin.jelly
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     </exec>
 
     <exec dir="." executable="${maven.ssh.executable}" failonerror="${maven.site.failonerror}">
-      <arg line="${maven.ssh.args} -l ${siteUsername} ${siteAddress} 'cd ${maven.homepage} &amp;&amp; ${maven.site.gunzip.executable} ${maven.final.name}-site.tar.gz &amp;&amp; ${maven.site.tar.executable} ${maven.site.tar.options} ${maven.final.name}-site.tar &amp;&amp; chmod ${maven.site.chmod.options} ${maven.site.chmod.mode} * . &amp;&amp; rm ${maven.final.name}-site.tar'"/>
+      <arg line="${maven.ssh.args} -l ${siteUsername} ${siteAddress} 'cd ${maven.homepage} &amp;&amp; rm -f ${maven.final.name}-site.tar &amp;&amp; ${maven.site.gunzip.executable} ${maven.final.name}-site.tar.gz &amp;&amp; ${maven.site.tar.executable} ${maven.site.tar.options} ${maven.final.name}-site.tar &amp;&amp; chmod ${maven.site.chmod.options} ${maven.site.chmod.mode} * . &amp;&amp; rm ${maven.final.name}-site.tar'"/>
     </exec>
 
     <delete file="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}-site.tar.gz"/>