diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore
index 62d850593..8a34403c0 100644
--- a/docs/.gitignore
+++ b/docs/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ node_modules
 .vercel
 .nitro
 iconNodes
+iconMetaData.ts
diff --git a/scripts/writeIconMetaIndex.mjs b/scripts/writeIconMetaIndex.mjs
index 647ab5b2d..86f6d2708 100644
--- a/scripts/writeIconMetaIndex.mjs
+++ b/scripts/writeIconMetaIndex.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ const currentDir = process.cwd();
 const ICONS_DIR = path.resolve(currentDir, '../icons');
 const iconJsonFiles = readSvgDirectory(ICONS_DIR, '.json');
 
-fs.unlinkSync(path.resolve(currentDir, 'iconMetaData.ts'));
+if (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(currentDir, 'iconMetaData.ts'))) {
+  fs.unlinkSync(path.resolve(currentDir, 'iconMetaData.ts'));
+}
 
 const location = path.resolve(currentDir, `iconMetaData.ts`);