diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index 7802640..ca15ad9 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -3,7 +3,19 @@
 # to my webserver
 # created: 2023-03-26T23:27:11+0200
 
-echo -n "creating website..."
+clean_up () {
+    echo -n ">>> Removing output files..."
+    rm -rf public
+    if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
+        echo " Success!"
+    else
+        echo " *** FAILED ***"
+        echo "Could not delete output files (public). Aborting..."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+echo -n ">>> Creating static files with `hugo version | awk '{ print $1,$2 }'`..."
 
 ret="$(hugo --gc --minify)"
 
@@ -13,19 +25,23 @@ if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ; then
 else
   echo " *** FAILED ***"
   echo "Could not create static files (hugo). Aborting..."
+  clean_up
   # exit with 1, so the update does not proceed, so we will know
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo -n "rsyncing files to server..."
+echo -n ">>> Pushing files to server..."
 
-ret="$(rsync -avhzP --stats --del public/ bor:/var/www/sites/oe7drt/)"
+ret="$(rsync -avhzP --stats --del public/ bor:/var/www/sites/oe7drt/ > /dev/null 2>&1)"
 
 if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ; then
-    echo "Success!"
+    echo " Success!"
 else
     echo " *** FAILED ***"
     echo "Could not sync files to webserver (rsync). Aborting..."
+    clean_up
     exit 1
 fi
 
+clean_up
+