diff --git a/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php b/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php
index 0bcc1b2..2b91717 100644
--- a/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php
+++ b/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ public function __construct(Filesystem $filesystem = null)
 
     public function exposeDirectory($source, $target)
     {
-        // Skip if symlink
-        if ($this->filesystem->isSymlinkedDirectory($target)) {
-            $this->filesystem->unlink($target);
-        }
+        // Remove destination directory to ensure it is clean
+        $this->filesystem->removeDirectory($target);
+
+        // Copy to destination
         if (!$this->copy($source, $target)) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Could not write to directory $target");
         }
diff --git a/src/Methods/SymlinkMethod.php b/src/Methods/SymlinkMethod.php
index 2ea49da..47d0095 100644
--- a/src/Methods/SymlinkMethod.php
+++ b/src/Methods/SymlinkMethod.php
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ public function __construct(Filesystem $filesystem = null)
 
     public function exposeDirectory($source, $target)
     {
+        // Remove destination directory to ensure it is clean
+        $this->filesystem->removeDirectory($target);
+
+        // Ensure parent dir exist
         $parent = dirname($target);
         $this->filesystem->ensureDirectoryExists($parent);
 
-        // Delete target if exists
-        if (file_exists($target)) {
-            $this->filesystem->removeDirectory($target);
-        }
         // Ensure symlink exists
         if (!$this->filesystem->relativeSymlink($source, $target)) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Could not create symlink at $target");