diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index d623a93..537af50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ -d /usr/local/git/.cache/eleventy-fetch ]; then
             echo "Restoring eleventy-fetch cache"
-            cp -r /usr/local/git/.cache/eleventy-fetch .cache
+            mkdir -p .cache
+            rsync -a /usr/local/git/.cache/eleventy-fetch/ .cache/
           fi
 
       - name: Fetch homepage config from node jail
@@ -161,8 +162,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Save eleventy-fetch cache
         run: |
-          mkdir -p /usr/local/git/.cache
-          cp -r .cache /usr/local/git/.cache/eleventy-fetch
+          mkdir -p /usr/local/git/.cache/eleventy-fetch
+          rsync -a --delete .cache/ /usr/local/git/.cache/eleventy-fetch/
 
       - name: Deploy via rsync
         run: |