diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 9074f07ce..71e3df86d 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -448,7 +448,11 @@ export const isNotSet = function (obj) {
 }
 
 export const emptyFolder = async directoryPath => {
-  childProcess.execSync(`rm -rf ${directoryPath}/*`)
+  // Do not throw on non-existent directory, since it may be created later
+  if (!fs.existsSync(directoryPath)) return
+  for (const file of fs.readdirSync(directoryPath)) {
+    fs.rmSync(path.join(directoryPath, file), { recursive: true, force: true })
+  }
 }
 
 export const printObjectProperties = obj => {