diff --git a/.forgejo/bin/deploy.sh b/.forgejo/bin/deploy.sh
index 4d02695..a2fd7d4 100755
--- a/.forgejo/bin/deploy.sh
+++ b/.forgejo/bin/deploy.sh
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ for apk in $apkgs; do
 	arch=$(echo $apk | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')
 	name=$(echo $apk | awk -F '/' '{print $4}')
 
-	# always clear out package before deploying
-	for delarch in x86_64 aarch64 armv7 armhf s390x ppc64le riscv64 loongarch64 x86; do
-		curl -s --user $FORGE_REPO_USER:$FORGE_REPO_TOKEN -X DELETE $TARGET_REPO/$BASEBRANCH/$branch/$delarch/$name 2>&1 > /dev/null
-	done
-
 	if [ "$(curl -s $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/pulls/$GITHUB_EVENT_NUMBER | jq .draft)" == "true" ]; then
 		# if draft, send to -testing branch
 		branch="$branch-testing"
 	fi
 
+	# always clear out package before deploying
+	for delarch in x86_64 aarch64 armv7 armhf s390x ppc64le riscv64 loongarch64 x86; do
+		curl -s --user $FORGE_REPO_USER:$FORGE_REPO_TOKEN -X DELETE $TARGET_REPO/$BASEBRANCH/$branch/$delarch/$name 2>&1 > /dev/null
+	done
+
 	echo "Sending $name of arch $arch to $TARGET_REPO/$BASEBRANCH/$branch"
 	curl -s --user $FORGE_REPO_USER:$FORGE_REPO_TOKEN --upload-file $apk $TARGET_REPO/$BASEBRANCH/$branch