diff --git a/validate_static b/validate_static
index 377feb95..c7267cd7 100755
--- a/validate_static
+++ b/validate_static
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export PATH="$PWD/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"
 
 rm -rf static_tmp
 cp -a static static_tmp
-rm -rf static_tmp/js/fastboot/{.git,demo,README.md}
+rm -rf static_tmp/js/fastboot/{!(dist),dist/!(fastboot.min.js|libs)}
 
 for file in static_tmp/**/*.@(json|webmanifest); do
     json_verify < "$file" >/dev/null