diff --git a/init_docsy.sh b/init_docsy.sh
index d9811dc..ca4b1f6 100755
--- a/init_docsy.sh
+++ b/init_docsy.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-hugo new site ./
+hugo new site --force ./
 git init
 git submodule add https://github.com/google/docsy.git themes/docsy
 echo 'theme = "docsy"' >> config.toml