diff --git a/heliumcli/actions/init.py b/heliumcli/actions/init.py
index 57bb32a..cb5b3cd 100644
--- a/heliumcli/actions/init.py
+++ b/heliumcli/actions/init.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def _init_project(self, config_path, args):
                       os.path.join(project_dir, ".github", "workflows", "build.yml"))
 
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(project_dir, ".github", "workflows", "deploy.yml.template")):
-            os.remove(os.path.join(project_dir, ".github", "workflows", "deploy.yml"))
             os.rename(os.path.join(project_dir, ".github", "workflows", "deploy.yml.template"),
                       os.path.join(project_dir, ".github", "workflows", "deploy.yml"))