diff --git a/deployment/.gitignore b/deployment/.gitignore
index fe7ff13..e3f094e 100644
--- a/deployment/.gitignore
+++ b/deployment/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#project/
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+project
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diff --git a/deployment/destroy.sh b/deployment/destroy.sh
index 79f1597..0be2275 100755
--- a/deployment/destroy.sh
+++ b/deployment/destroy.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-# this script takes down all resources in the remote. This script is DESTRUCTIVE of data, so make sure it's backed up first.
 
+# this script destroys all resources in the current project.
 
 if lxc remote get-default | grep -q "local"; then
     echo "ERROR: you are on the local lxc remote. Nothing to destroy"
diff --git a/deployment/project_env.sh b/deployment/project_env.sh
index 97ec04c..7a5e776 100755
--- a/deployment/project_env.sh
+++ b/deployment/project_env.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ fi
 
 source "$PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH"
 export PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH="$SITES_PATH/$PRIMARY_DOMAIN/site_definition"
-source "$PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH"
+
+if [ ! -f "$PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: the site definition does not exist."
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 if [ -z "$PRIMARY_DOMAIN" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: The PRIMARY_DOMAIN is not specified. Check your remote definition at '$PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH'."
     exit 1
 fi
+
+source "$PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH"
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