diff --git a/deploy.php b/deploy.php
index 0fc360e6..539f9ae4 100644
--- a/deploy.php
+++ b/deploy.php
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ task('build:eptheme', function () {
 });
 
 task('upload:epevents', function () {
+    array_map(function ($assetDir) {
+        run('mkdir -p {{release_path}}/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/' . $assetDir);
+    }, ['css', 'fonts', 'images', 'js']);
     upload(
         __DIR__ . '/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/',
         '{{release_path}}/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public'
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ task('upload:epevents', function () {
 });
 
 task('upload:eptheme', function () {
+    array_map(function ($assetDir) {
+        run('mkdir -p {{release_path}}/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Public/' . $assetDir);
+    }, ['css', 'fonts', 'images', 'js']);
     upload(
         __DIR__ . '/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Public/',
         '{{release_path}}/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Public'
diff --git a/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/css/.gitkeep b/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/css/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/fonts/.gitkeep b/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/fonts/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/images/.gitkeep b/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/images/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/js/.gitkeep b/web/typo3conf/ext/ep_events/Resources/Public/js/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000