diff --git a/scripts/git-upload b/scripts/git-upload
index 5298b693af..db554b48f7 100755
--- a/scripts/git-upload
+++ b/scripts/git-upload
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ def do_copy(args):
     src = args.src
     dst = args.dst
 
-    try:
-        if src.is_dir():
-            shutil.copytree(src, dst)
-        else:
-            shutil.copy(src, dst)
-    except FileExistsError:
-        if args.forbid_overwrite:
-            raise
+    if args.forbid_overwrite and dst.exists():
+        raise FileExistsError(f"File exists: '{dst}'")
+
+    if src.is_dir():
+        shutil.rmtree(dst, ignore_errors=True)
+        shutil.copytree(src, dst)
+    else:
+        shutil.copy(src, dst)
 
 
 def main():