diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index b29b1e4..e3c01bb 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ function run() {
                 core.setFailed('⛔️ Build dir does not exist');
                 return;
             }
-            if (fqdn) {
-                core.info(`✍️ Writing ${fqdn} domain name to ${path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME')}`);
-                fs.writeFileSync(path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME'), fqdn.trim());
-            }
             let remote_url = String('https://');
             if (process.env['GITHUB_PAT']) {
                 core.info(`✅ Use GITHUB_PAT`);
@@ -60,19 +56,22 @@ function run() {
             const tmpdir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'github-pages-'));
             const currentdir = path.resolve('.');
             process.chdir(tmpdir);
-            core.info(`🏃 Copying ${path.join(currentdir, build_dir)} contents to ${tmpdir}`);
-            fs_extra_1.copySync(path.join(currentdir, build_dir), tmpdir);
-            yield exec.exec('ls', ['-al']);
             const remote_branch_exists = child_process.execSync(`git ls-remote --heads ${remote_url} ${target_branch}`, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim().length >
                 0;
             if (remote_branch_exists) {
-                yield exec.exec('git', ['clone', '--quiet', '--branch', target_branch, '--depth', '1', remote_url]);
+                yield exec.exec('git', ['clone', '--quiet', '--branch', target_branch, '--depth', '1', remote_url, '.']);
             }
             else {
                 core.info(`🏃 Initializing local git repo`);
                 yield exec.exec('git', ['init', '.']);
                 yield exec.exec('git', ['checkout', '--orphan', target_branch]);
             }
+            core.info(`🏃 Copying ${path.join(currentdir, build_dir)} contents to ${tmpdir}`);
+            fs_extra_1.copySync(path.join(currentdir, build_dir), tmpdir);
+            if (fqdn) {
+                core.info(`✍️ Writing ${fqdn} domain name to ${path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME')}`);
+                fs.writeFileSync(path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME'), fqdn.trim());
+            }
             core.info(`🔨 Configuring git committer to be ${comitter_name} <${comitter_email}>`);
             yield exec.exec('git', ['config', 'user.name', comitter_name]);
             yield exec.exec('git', ['config', 'user.email', comitter_email]);
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 9149316..b803a1c 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ async function run() {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (fqdn) {
-      core.info(`✍️ Writing ${fqdn} domain name to ${path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME')}`);
-      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME'), fqdn.trim());
-    }
-
     let remote_url = String('https://');
     if (process.env['GITHUB_PAT']) {
       core.info(`✅ Use GITHUB_PAT`);
@@ -45,21 +40,25 @@ async function run() {
     const currentdir = path.resolve('.');
     process.chdir(tmpdir);
 
-    core.info(`🏃 Copying ${path.join(currentdir, build_dir)} contents to ${tmpdir}`);
-    copySync(path.join(currentdir, build_dir), tmpdir);
-    await exec.exec('ls', ['-al']);
-
     const remote_branch_exists =
       child_process.execSync(`git ls-remote --heads ${remote_url} ${target_branch}`, {encoding: 'utf8'}).trim().length >
       0;
     if (remote_branch_exists) {
-      await exec.exec('git', ['clone', '--quiet', '--branch', target_branch, '--depth', '1', remote_url]);
+      await exec.exec('git', ['clone', '--quiet', '--branch', target_branch, '--depth', '1', remote_url, '.']);
     } else {
       core.info(`🏃 Initializing local git repo`);
       await exec.exec('git', ['init', '.']);
       await exec.exec('git', ['checkout', '--orphan', target_branch]);
     }
 
+    core.info(`🏃 Copying ${path.join(currentdir, build_dir)} contents to ${tmpdir}`);
+    copySync(path.join(currentdir, build_dir), tmpdir);
+
+    if (fqdn) {
+      core.info(`✍️ Writing ${fqdn} domain name to ${path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME')}`);
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(build_dir, 'CNAME'), fqdn.trim());
+    }
+
     core.info(`🔨 Configuring git committer to be ${comitter_name} <${comitter_email}>`);
     await exec.exec('git', ['config', 'user.name', comitter_name]);
     await exec.exec('git', ['config', 'user.email', comitter_email]);