diff --git a/mountaineer/client_builder/builder.py b/mountaineer/client_builder/builder.py
index 00709790..30a9944c 100644
--- a/mountaineer/client_builder/builder.py
+++ b/mountaineer/client_builder/builder.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from json import dumps as json_dumps
 from pathlib import Path
-from shutil import move as shutil_move, rmtree
+from shutil import move as shutil_move, rmtree as shutil_rmtree
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from time import monotonic_ns
 from typing import Any
@@ -506,12 +506,17 @@ def move_build_artifacts_into_project(self):
             ssr_dir = self.view_root.get_managed_ssr_dir()
             for clear_dir in [static_dir, ssr_dir]:
                 if clear_dir.exists():
-                    rmtree(clear_dir)
-                clear_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+                    shutil_rmtree(clear_dir)
 
-            # Final move
-            shutil_move(tmp_static_dir, self.view_root.get_managed_static_dir())
-            shutil_move(tmp_ssr_dir, self.view_root.get_managed_ssr_dir())
+            # Final move - shutil requires the destination directory to not exist, otherwise
+            # it will place the folder within the given folder. Since we just want a regular
+            # rename, we make sure to not create the destination directory
+            shutil_move(
+                tmp_static_dir, self.view_root.get_managed_static_dir(create_dir=False)
+            )
+            shutil_move(
+                tmp_ssr_dir, self.view_root.get_managed_ssr_dir(create_dir=False)
+            )
 
     def cache_is_outdated(self):
         """
diff --git a/mountaineer/paths.py b/mountaineer/paths.py
index b9e06ab8..92398e50 100644
--- a/mountaineer/paths.py
+++ b/mountaineer/paths.py
@@ -87,34 +87,38 @@ def get_package_root_link(self):
             )
         return self.package_root_link
 
-    def get_managed_code_dir(self):
-        return self.get_managed_dir_common("_server")
+    def get_managed_code_dir(self, create_dir: bool = True):
+        return self.get_managed_dir_common("_server", create_dir=create_dir)
 
-    def get_managed_static_dir(self, tmp_build: bool = False):
+    def get_managed_static_dir(self, tmp_build: bool = False, create_dir: bool = True):
         # Only root paths can have static directories
         if not self.is_root_link:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Cannot get static directory from a non-root linked view path"
             )
-        path = self.get_managed_dir_common("_static")
+        path = self.get_managed_dir_common("_static", create_dir=create_dir)
         if tmp_build:
             path = path / "tmp"
             path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         return path
 
-    def get_managed_ssr_dir(self, tmp_build: bool = False):
+    def get_managed_ssr_dir(self, tmp_build: bool = False, create_dir: bool = True):
         # Only root paths can have SSR directories
         if not self.is_root_link:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Cannot get SSR directory from a non-root linked view path"
             )
-        path = self.get_managed_dir_common("_ssr")
+        path = self.get_managed_dir_common("_ssr", create_dir=create_dir)
         if tmp_build:
             path = path / "tmp"
             path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         return path
 
-    def get_managed_dir_common(self, managed_dir: str):
+    def get_managed_dir_common(
+        self,
+        managed_dir: str,
+        create_dir: bool = True,
+    ):
         # If the path is to a file, we want to get the parent directory
         # so that we can create the managed code directory
         # We also create the managed code directory if it doesn't exist so all subsequent
@@ -123,7 +127,8 @@ def get_managed_dir_common(self, managed_dir: str):
         if path.is_file():
             path = path.parent
         managed_code_dir = path / managed_dir
-        managed_code_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        if create_dir:
+            managed_code_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         return managed_code_dir
 
     def get_controller_view_path(self, controller: "ControllerBase"):