diff --git a/roles/live2dev/templates/update.j2 b/roles/live2dev/templates/update.j2
index 840fb41817beae4b69cdb59c1da22867a39c4952..64cad4bea86a18e1f2b848bc174e38e54241b110 100644
--- a/roles/live2dev/templates/update.j2
+++ b/roles/live2dev/templates/update.j2
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ WP=$(which wp)
 cd /home/{{ item }}/sites
 git stash save "Local changes stashed"
 git pull
-rm -rf web/wp
+# is this needed?
+#rm -rf web/wp
 composer install
 cd web/app/themes/coop-tech-oowp-theme
 composer update