diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-colors.yml b/.github/workflows/update-colors.yml
index 6d67aa67..cb47edf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-colors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-colors.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Get/Update Primer Color Primitives
 
 env:
-  _DEST: '${{ github.workspace }}/lua/github-theme/palette/primitives'
+  _DEST_DIR: '${{ github.workspace }}/lua/github-theme/palette/primitives'
   _JSON_DIR: '${{ github.workspace }}/node_modules/@primer/primitives/dist/json/colors'
   _LICENSE_GLOB: '${{ github.workspace }}/node_modules/@primer/primitives/[Ll][Ii][Cc][Ee][Nn][Ss][Ee]*'
   _PRIMITIVES_PKGJSON: '${{ github.workspace }}/node_modules/@primer/primitives/package.json'
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           set -u +f
           shopt -s nocaseglob failglob
           license="$(<$_LICENSE_GLOB)"
-          mkdir -p "$_DEST"
+          rm -r "$_DEST_DIR" || :
+          mkdir -p "$_DEST_DIR"
           cd "$_JSON_DIR"
 
           if jq -e .version "$_PRIMITIVES_PKGJSON"; then
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           for file in *.json; do
-            cat >"${_DEST_DIR}/${file%.json}.lua" <<EOF
+            cat >|"${_DEST_DIR}/${file%.json}.lua" <<EOF
           -- NOTE: THIS IS AN AUTO-GENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT BY-HAND.
           local M = vim.json.decode([=[$(<"$file")]=], { luanil = { object = false, array = false } })
           ${version-}
-          M._LICENSE = [=[$license]=]
+          M._LICENSE = [=[
+          $license]=]
           return M
           EOF
           done