diff --git a/lib/generators/active_fedora/config/solr/solr_generator.rb b/lib/generators/active_fedora/config/solr/solr_generator.rb
index 7feb3c774..c6d26d625 100644
--- a/lib/generators/active_fedora/config/solr/solr_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/active_fedora/config/solr/solr_generator.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Config::SolrGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
     def generate
       # Overwrite the configuration files that Blacklight has installed
       copy_file 'solr.yml', 'config/solr.yml', force: true
-      directory 'solr', 'solr'
+      directory 'solr', 'solr', force: true
     end
 
     def solr_wrapper_config