diff --git a/test_no_compile.py b/test_no_compile.py
index 3054e38..c894b09 100644
--- a/test_no_compile.py
+++ b/test_no_compile.py
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import os
-import shutil
 
 SNIPPETS_DIR = "./snippets"
 OUTPUT = "./output"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     output = Path(OUTPUT)
-    shutil.rmtree(output)
-    output.mkdir()
+    output.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     snippets_dir = Path(SNIPPETS_DIR)
     for snippet in snippets_dir.rglob("tpl_*.tex"):
         print(snippet)