diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index fe54f13..6afcde2 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,10 @@
 # commit and push...
 git add .;git commit -m"$@";git push -u origin master
 
-# build the site
-hugo
+rm -R public                                   # destroy the old build first 
+hugo                                           # build the new site
+sudo chown -R gmgauthier:www-data ./public/*   # set the ownership before transfer
 
-# push the files to the webserver
-# scp -rp * root@boethius:/hosting/sites/gmgauthier.com
-sudo chown -R gmgauthier:www-data ./public/*
-
-echo "COPY THE FILES..."
 rsync --super -avh -e ssh ./public/* gmgauthier@boethius:/hosting/sites/gmgauthier.com
 echo "ls -lA /hosting/sites/gmgauthier.com" | ssh gmgauthier@boethius /bin/bash
 
-# remove the old build
-# rm -R public