diff --git a/warp4j b/warp4j
index ab76e58..3ec39be 100755
--- a/warp4j
+++ b/warp4j
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ BUNDLES_PATH=$CACHE_PATH/bundle # prepare bundles here
 
 DIR="$(pwd -P)" # execution directory path
 WARPED_PATH=$DIR/warped # final binaries go here
+WARPED_TEMP_PATH=$DIR/warped-tmp # final binaries created here then moved to WARPED_PATH
 
 BUNDLED_DISTRO_SUBDIR="java" # runtime directory inside a bundle
 
@@ -570,52 +571,57 @@ done
 
 # creates binaries and archives for all targets
 function warp_targets() {
+    mkdir -p $WARPED_PATH
+
     if [[ ${TARGETS[*]} == *"$LIN"* ]]; then
         echo "Warping for $LIN..."
-        mkdir -p $WARPED_PATH/$LIN
+        mkdir -p $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$LIN
         warp-packer \
             --arch linux-x64 \
             --input_dir $BUNDLES_PATH/$LIN \
             --exec $LAUNCHER_NAME.sh \
-            --output $WARPED_PATH/$LIN/$APP_NAME \
+            --output $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$LIN/$APP_NAME \
             &> /dev/null
-        tar -C $WARPED_PATH/$LIN -czf $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-$LIN-x64.tar.gz $APP_NAME
-        mv $WARPED_PATH/$LIN/$APP_NAME $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-$LIN
-        rmdir $WARPED_PATH/$LIN
+        tar -C $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$LIN -czf $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$APP_NAME-$LIN-x64.tar.gz $APP_NAME
+        mv $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$LIN/$APP_NAME $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-$LIN
+        mv $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$APP_NAME-$LIN-x64.tar.gz $WARPED_PATH
+        rmdir $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$LIN
     fi
 
     if [[ ${TARGETS[*]} == *"$MAC"* ]]; then
         echo "Warping for $MAC..."
-        mkdir -p $WARPED_PATH/$MAC
+        mkdir -p $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$MAC
         warp-packer \
             --arch macos-x64 \
             --input_dir $BUNDLES_PATH/$MAC \
             --exec $LAUNCHER_NAME.sh \
-            --output $WARPED_PATH/$MAC/$APP_NAME \
+            --output $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$MAC/$APP_NAME \
             &> /dev/null
-        tar -C $WARPED_PATH/$MAC -czf $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-$MAC-x64.tar.gz $APP_NAME
-        mv $WARPED_PATH/$MAC/$APP_NAME $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-$MAC
-        rmdir $WARPED_PATH/$MAC
+        tar -C $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$MAC -czf $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$APP_NAME-$MAC-x64.tar.gz $APP_NAME
+        mv $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$MAC/$APP_NAME $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-$MAC
+        mv $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$APP_NAME-$MAC-x64.tar.gz $WARPED_PATH
+        rmdir $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$MAC
     fi
 
     if [[ ${TARGETS[*]} == *"$WIN"* ]]; then
         echo "Warping for $WIN..."
-        mkdir -p $WARPED_PATH/$WIN
+        mkdir -p $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$WIN
         warp-packer \
             --arch windows-x64 \
             --input_dir $BUNDLES_PATH/$WIN \
             --exec $LAUNCHER_NAME.cmd \
-            --output $WARPED_PATH/$WIN/$APP_NAME.exe \
+            --output $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$WIN/$APP_NAME.exe \
             &> /dev/null
-        (cd $WARPED_PATH/$WIN
-        zip -r $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-$WIN-x64.zip $APP_NAME.exe &> /dev/null
+        (cd $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$WIN
+        zip -r $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$APP_NAME-$WIN-x64.zip $APP_NAME.exe &> /dev/null
         )
-        mv $WARPED_PATH/$WIN/$APP_NAME.exe $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-windows.exe
-        rmdir $WARPED_PATH/$WIN
+        mv $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$WIN/$APP_NAME.exe $WARPED_PATH/$APP_NAME-windows.exe
+        mv $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$APP_NAME-$WIN-x64.zip $WARPED_PATH
+        rmdir $WARPED_TEMP_PATH/$WIN
     fi
+    
+    rmdir $WARPED_TEMP_PATH
 }
 
-# remove old binaries
-rm -rf $WARPED_PATH
 # actually create binaries and archives for all targets
 warp_targets