diff --git a/roles/live2dev/templates/cron.j2 b/roles/live2dev/templates/cron.j2
index b1e770b2e0887d5c4545c0dd8b52214e9224d0e9..953703fc10211ab4765b1baba9fa5e2095c4bad6 100644
--- a/roles/live2dev/templates/cron.j2
+++ b/roles/live2dev/templates/cron.j2
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ fi
 cd ~/sites
 
 # Remove any untracked files/directories
-git clean -fd
+# see https://github.com/cotech/website/issues/79
+#git clean -fd
 
 GIT_PULL=$(git pull | grep -v "up-to-date")