diff --git a/dist.ini b/dist.ini
index ad10114..a6814f5 100644
--- a/dist.ini
+++ b/dist.ini
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CSS::Minifier::XS        = 0
 
 [GatherDir]
 include_dotfiles = 1
+exclude_match    = t/public
 
 [PruneCruft]
 
diff --git a/lib/File/Assets/Precompile.pm b/lib/File/Assets/Precompile.pm
index 9ee6e97..441ab02 100644
--- a/lib/File/Assets/Precompile.pm
+++ b/lib/File/Assets/Precompile.pm
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ sub copy_files {
 
     my $aggregate_digest = $self->full_digest->hexdigest;
 
-    my $output_path = Path::Class::Dir->new( $self->output_path );
-    $output_path->rmtree();
+    $self->clean_output();
 
     $l->info( 'Copying ', $self->asset_cache_count, ' files', );
     for my $value ( $self->asset_cache_values ) {
@@ -248,6 +247,13 @@ sub copy_files {
     return;
 }
 
+sub clean_output {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my $output_path = Path::Class::Dir->new( $self->output_path );
+    $output_path->rmtree();
+    return;
+}
+
 sub _process_file {
     my $self     = shift;
     my $asset    = shift;
diff --git a/t/01_basic.t b/t/01_basic.t
index 2f775f6..27e3b73 100644
--- a/t/01_basic.t
+++ b/t/01_basic.t
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ for my $key ( keys %expected_result ) {
     }
 }
 
+$fap->clean_output();
 done_testing();
 
 sub expected_result {