diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-csharp-apidocs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-csharp-apidocs.yml
index c687ddfb6f395..b2d24cbb14ecf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-csharp-apidocs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-csharp-apidocs.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ jobs:
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
         New-Item -Path _site/docs/api -Force -ItemType "Directory" | Out-Null
-        Remove-Item -Recurse -Force _site/docs/api/csharp
-        Move-Item -Path csharp\ApiDocs\csharp -Destination _site\docs\api\csharp
+        $OutputDirectory="_site/docs/api/csharp"
+        if (Test-Path $OutputDirectory) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $OutputDirectory }
+        Move-Item -Path csharp\ApiDocs\csharp -Destination $OutputDirectory
     - name: Upload docs artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with: