diff --git a/.changeset/soft-queens-sing.md b/.changeset/soft-queens-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..431139a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-queens-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opennextjs/aws": patch
+---
+
+Clean output directory before `next build`
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/build.ts b/packages/open-next/src/build.ts
index 8aee8ea06..e926bb093 100755
--- a/packages/open-next/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/build.ts
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ export async function build(
   // Build Next.js app
   printHeader("Building Next.js app");
   setStandaloneBuildMode(options);
+  buildHelper.initOutputDir(options);
   buildNextjsApp(options);
 
   // Generate deployable bundle
   printHeader("Generating bundle");
-  buildHelper.initOutputDir(options);
 
   // Compile cache.ts
   compileCache(options);