diff --git a/internal/sync-pnpm/index.js b/internal/sync-pnpm/index.js
index 1aef13f2..eeb96a63 100755
--- a/internal/sync-pnpm/index.js
+++ b/internal/sync-pnpm/index.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 
 import { getPackages } from '@manypkg/get-packages';
 import { findRoot } from '@manypkg/find-root';
-import { readJson, pathExists } from 'fs-extra/esm';
+import { readJson, pathExists, remove } from 'fs-extra/esm';
 import { hardLinkDir } from '@pnpm/fs.hard-link-dir';
 import resolvePackagePath from 'resolve-package-path';
+import Debug from 'debug';
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const debug = Debug('sync-pnpm');
 
 const syncDir = './dist';
 
@@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ export default async function syncPnpm(dir = process.cwd()) {
     const syncTo = join(resolvedPackagePath, syncDir);
 
     if (await pathExists(syncFrom)) {
+      if (await pathExists(syncTo)) {
+        await remove(syncTo);
+        debug(`removed ${syncTo} before syncing`);
+      }
+
+      debug(`syncing from ${syncFrom} to ${syncTo}`);
       await hardLinkDir(syncFrom, [syncTo]);
     }
   }
diff --git a/internal/sync-pnpm/package.json b/internal/sync-pnpm/package.json
index 3f886c0e..38da6732 100644
--- a/internal/sync-pnpm/package.json
+++ b/internal/sync-pnpm/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "@manypkg/find-root": "^2.1.0",
     "@manypkg/get-packages": "^2.1.0",
     "@pnpm/fs.hard-link-dir": "^1.0.3",
+    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "fs-extra": "^11.1.0",
     "resolve-package-path": "^4.0.3"
   }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c90e9fc4..ae737a92 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -223,12 +223,14 @@ importers:
       '@manypkg/find-root': ^2.1.0
       '@manypkg/get-packages': ^2.1.0
       '@pnpm/fs.hard-link-dir': ^1.0.3
+      debug: ^4.3.4
       fs-extra: ^11.1.0
       resolve-package-path: ^4.0.3
     dependencies:
       '@manypkg/find-root': 2.1.0
       '@manypkg/get-packages': 2.1.0
       '@pnpm/fs.hard-link-dir': 1.0.3
+      debug: 4.3.4
       fs-extra: 11.1.0
       resolve-package-path: 4.0.3