diff --git a/scripts/makeweb.py b/scripts/makeweb.py
index 33cb6269..8158478b 100644
--- a/scripts/makeweb.py
+++ b/scripts/makeweb.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ srcroot = "src/web/root"
 
 if os.path.exists(srcroot):
     shutil.rmtree(srcroot)
+    os.mkdir(srcroot)
 else:
     os.mkdir(srcroot)