diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 275ac26..36315a3 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ steps:
     SSH_KEY:
       from_secret: ssh_key
     SRC: content
-    DEST: gemini/content
 
   commands:
   # install stuff
@@ -30,5 +29,5 @@ steps:
   # skip key checking as this runner has never seen the host before
   - echo "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config
   # run operations on the remote host
-  - ssh "$${USER}@$${HOST}" "[[ -d $${DEST} ]] && rm -r $${DEST}"
-  - rsync -rP content/* "$${USER}@$${HOST}:$${DEST}"
+  - ssh -v "$${USER}@$${HOST}" "[[ ! -d ~/gemini/content ]] || rm -r ~/gemini/content"
+  - rsync -rP content "$${USER}@$${HOST}:gemini"