diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 57f890a..71bfeb3 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ then
 		ynh_use_nodejs
 		corepack enable
 		yarn install
-		ynh_exec_warn_less ynh_exec_as $app RAILS_ENV=production $ynh_ruby_load_path $ld_preload bin/bundle exec rails assets:clean
+		if [ -d "$final_path/live/public/assets" ]; then
+			ynh_exec_warn_less ynh_exec_as $app RAILS_ENV=production $ynh_ruby_load_path $ld_preload bin/bundle exec rails assets:clean
+		fi
 		ynh_exec_warn_less ynh_exec_as $app RAILS_ENV=production $ynh_ruby_load_path $ld_preload bin/bundle exec rails assets:precompile
 		ynh_exec_warn_less ynh_exec_as $app RAILS_ENV=production $ynh_ruby_load_path $ld_preload bin/bundle exec rails db:migrate
 		ynh_exec_warn_less ynh_exec_as $app RAILS_ENV=production $ynh_ruby_load_path $ld_preload bin/tootctl cache clear