diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh
index 95b353cc2..60f4763e0 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ FETCH="fetch -qT 5"
 
 changelog_remove()
 {
-	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}
+	touch ${DESTDIR}/index.json
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/*
 }
 
 changelog_fetch()