diff --git a/tasks/deploy/fetch.js b/tasks/deploy/fetch.js
index c82f2b0..78aca69 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy/fetch.js
+++ b/tasks/deploy/fetch.js
@@ -36,12 +36,21 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
      */
 
     function createWorkspace(cb) {
-      grunt.log.writeln('Create workspace "%s"', grunt.shipit.config.workspace);
-      mkdirp(grunt.shipit.config.workspace, function (err) {
-        if (err) return cb(err);
-        grunt.log.oklns('Workspace created.');
-        cb();
-      });
+      function createWorkspace() {
+        grunt.log.writeln('Create workspace "%s"', grunt.shipit.config.workspace);
+        mkdirp(grunt.shipit.config.workspace, function (err) {
+          if (err) return cb(err);
+          grunt.log.oklns('Workspace created.');
+          cb();
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (grunt.shipit.config.shallowClone) {
+        grunt.log.writeln('Deleting existing workspace "%s"', grunt.shipit.config.workspace);
+        grunt.shipit.local('rm -rf ' + grunt.shipit.config.workspace, createWorkspace);
+      } else {
+        createWorkspace();
+      }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/unit/tasks/deploy/fetch.js b/test/unit/tasks/deploy/fetch.js
index eb12f13..cf93a46 100644
--- a/test/unit/tasks/deploy/fetch.js
+++ b/test/unit/tasks/deploy/fetch.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ describe('deploy:fetch task', function () {
 
     runTask('deploy:fetch', function (err) {
       if (err) return done(err);
+      expect(grunt.shipit.local).to.be.calledWith('rm -rf /tmp/workspace');
       expect(mkdirpMock).to.be.calledWith('/tmp/workspace');
       expect(grunt.shipit.local).to.be.calledWith('git init', {cwd: '/tmp/workspace'});
       expect(grunt.shipit.local).to.be.calledWith('git remote', {cwd: '/tmp/workspace'});