diff --git a/ebil.sh b/ebil.sh
index 0247943..4c4c225 100755
--- a/ebil.sh
+++ b/ebil.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ die() {
 	exit 1
 }
 
+confirm() {
+	local msg="$1"
+	echo -n "$msg [y/N] "
+
+	local confirm
+	read -r confirm
+	[[ "${confirm,,}" = 'y' ]]
+}
+
 phelp() {
 	cat <<EOF
   ebil - ebil.club cli
@@ -99,6 +108,11 @@ pull() {
 		mkdir -p "$path"
 	fi
 
+	if [[ ! -n "$(find "$path" -maxdepth 0 -empty)" ]]; then
+		warn 'destination directory is not empty' "(${path})"
+		confirm 'are you sure you want to use this directory?'
+	fi
+
 	if [[ ! -n "$remote" ]]; then
 		checksite "$site"
 		name="${site%.ebil.club}"