diff --git a/.changeset/nine-beans-divide.md b/.changeset/nine-beans-divide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab251faa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-beans-divide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Skip clean SSR output if page generation fails
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
index 48ace69c0..074e01f83 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
@@ -96,11 +96,8 @@ Example:
 
 	timer.generate = performance.now();
 	if (astroConfig.output === 'static') {
-		try {
-			await generatePages(opts, internals);
-		} finally {
-			await cleanSsrOutput(opts);
-		}
+		await generatePages(opts, internals);
+		await cleanSsrOutput(opts);
 	} else {
 		// Inject the manifest
 		await injectManifest(opts, internals);