diff --git a/tasks/config/project/install.js b/tasks/config/project/install.js
index 2a0c620f2..17c0bb6e7 100644
--- a/tasks/config/project/install.js
+++ b/tasks/config/project/install.js
@@ -752,11 +752,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
       // copy for site theme
       site: {
-        forceDelete       : true,
+        forceDelete       : false,
         excludeHiddenUnix : true,
         preserveFiles     : true
       }
     }
   }
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};