diff --git a/src/node/build/build.ts b/src/node/build/build.ts
index eafbdd1b..8267fbcc 100644
--- a/src/node/build/build.ts
+++ b/src/node/build/build.ts
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ export async function build(
       pageToHashMap
     )
   } finally {
-    // TODO: keeping this for debugging, uncomment it before merging
-    // fs.rmSync(siteConfig.tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    if (!process.env.DEBUG)
+      fs.rmSync(siteConfig.tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
   }
 
   console.log(`build complete in ${((Date.now() - start) / 1000).toFixed(2)}s.`)