diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 35bd922e6af9a6f1f4aeb38b4cc6749d89cf1646..e4d78b877dc981a7a5bac364c29e4cfa433e05d5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ deploy:
                               --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM
   - aws s3 rm "s3://${STACK_NAME}.aws.uib.no" --recursive
   - aws s3 sync dist/ "s3://${STACK_NAME}.aws.uib.no" --delete
-  - aws s3 sync api_static/ "s3://${STACK_NAME}.aws.uib.no" --delete
+  - aws s3 sync api_static/ "s3://${STACK_NAME}.aws.uib.no"
   - DISTRO_ID=$(aws cloudformation describe-stack-resource
                                    --stack-name ${STACK_NAME}
                                    --logical-resource-id Distribution