diff --git a/src/builder.rs b/src/builder.rs
index bcb8c44..f5a26c8 100644
--- a/src/builder.rs
+++ b/src/builder.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ impl<'a> SiteBuilder<'a> {
 	/// Builds the Sass styles in the site.
 	pub fn build_sass(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 		let styles_path = self.build_path.join("styles");
+		if !styles_path.exists() {
+			std::fs::create_dir(&styles_path)?;
+		}
 		if self.serving {
 			util::remove_dir_contents(&styles_path)
 				.context("Failed to remove old contents of styles directory")?;
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 8625a9e..7fa90c8 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 /// Simple helper to remove the contents of a directory without removing the directory itself.
 pub fn remove_dir_contents(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-	if !path.exists() {
-		std::fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
-		return Ok(());
-	}
 	for entry in path.read_dir()? {
 		let entry = entry?;
 		let path = entry.path();