diff --git a/readthedocs/projects/tasks.py b/readthedocs/projects/tasks.py
index 78543815591..108e74b7750 100644
--- a/readthedocs/projects/tasks.py
+++ b/readthedocs/projects/tasks.py
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ def update_app_instances(
             args=[
                 self.project.pk,
                 self.version.pk,
+                self.config.doctype,
             ],
             kwargs=dict(
                 hostname=socket.gethostname(),
@@ -812,7 +813,9 @@ def build_docs_html(self):
             broadcast(
                 type='app',
                 task=move_files,
-                args=[self.version.pk, socket.gethostname()],
+                args=[
+                    self.version.pk, socket.gethostname(), self.config.doctype
+                ],
                 kwargs=dict(html=True),
             )
         except socket.error:
@@ -885,6 +888,7 @@ def is_type_sphinx(self):
 def sync_files(
         project_pk,
         version_pk,
+        doctype,
         hostname=None,
         html=False,
         localmedia=False,
@@ -919,6 +923,7 @@ def sync_files(
     move_files(
         version_pk,
         hostname,
+        doctype,
         html=html,
         localmedia=localmedia,
         search=search,
@@ -937,6 +942,7 @@ def sync_files(
 def move_files(
         version_pk,
         hostname,
+        doctype,
         html=False,
         localmedia=False,
         search=False,
@@ -971,59 +977,58 @@ def move_files(
     if html:
         from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
             version=version.slug,
-            type_=version.project.documentation_type,
+            type_=doctype,
         )
         target = version.project.rtd_build_path(version.slug)
         Syncer.copy(from_path, target, host=hostname)
 
-    if 'sphinx' in version.project.documentation_type:
-        if search:
-            from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
-                version=version.slug,
-                type_='sphinx_search',
-            )
-            to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
-                type_='json',
-                version_slug=version.slug,
-                include_file=False,
-            )
-            Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
+    if search:
+        from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
+            version=version.slug,
+            type_='sphinx_search',
+        )
+        to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
+            type_='json',
+            version_slug=version.slug,
+            include_file=False,
+        )
+        Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
 
-        if localmedia:
-            from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
-                version=version.slug,
-                type_='sphinx_localmedia',
-            )
-            to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
-                type_='htmlzip',
-                version_slug=version.slug,
-                include_file=False,
-            )
-            Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
+    if localmedia:
+        from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
+            version=version.slug,
+            type_='sphinx_localmedia',
+        )
+        to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
+            type_='htmlzip',
+            version_slug=version.slug,
+            include_file=False,
+        )
+        Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
 
-        # Always move PDF's because the return code lies.
-        if pdf:
-            from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
-                version=version.slug,
-                type_='sphinx_pdf',
-            )
-            to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
-                type_='pdf',
-                version_slug=version.slug,
-                include_file=False,
-            )
-            Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
-        if epub:
-            from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
-                version=version.slug,
-                type_='sphinx_epub',
-            )
-            to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
-                type_='epub',
-                version_slug=version.slug,
-                include_file=False,
-            )
-            Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
+    # Always move PDF's because the return code lies.
+    if pdf:
+        from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
+            version=version.slug,
+            type_='sphinx_pdf',
+        )
+        to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
+            type_='pdf',
+            version_slug=version.slug,
+            include_file=False,
+        )
+        Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
+    if epub:
+        from_path = version.project.artifact_path(
+            version=version.slug,
+            type_='sphinx_epub',
+        )
+        to_path = version.project.get_production_media_path(
+            type_='epub',
+            version_slug=version.slug,
+            include_file=False,
+        )
+        Syncer.copy(from_path, to_path, host=hostname)
 
 
 @app.task(queue='web')
diff --git a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_projects_tasks.py b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_projects_tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03beaf87106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_projects_tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+from __future__ import division, print_function, unicode_literals
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django_dynamic_fixture import get
+from mock import patch
+
+from readthedocs.builds.models import Version
+from readthedocs.projects.models import Project
+from readthedocs.projects.tasks import sync_files
+
+
+class SyncFilesTests(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.project = get(Project)
+        self.version = get(Version, project=self.project)
+
+    @patch('readthedocs.builds.syncers.Syncer.copy')
+    @patch('readthedocs.projects.tasks.shutil.rmtree')
+    def test_sync_files_clean_old_artifacts(self, rmtree, copy):
+        sync_files(self.project.pk, self.version.pk, 'sphinx', html=True)
+        pdf, epub = rmtree.call_args_list
+
+        # pdf and epub are cleaned
+        args, _ = pdf
+        self.assertIn('pdf', args[0])
+        args, _ = epub
+        self.assertIn('epub', args[0])
+
+        # Artifacts are copied to the rtd-builds directory
+        copy.assert_called_once()
+        args, _ = copy.call_args
+        self.assertIn('artifacts', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('sphinx', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('rtd-builds', args[1])
+
+    @patch('readthedocs.builds.syncers.Syncer.copy')
+    @patch('readthedocs.projects.tasks.shutil.rmtree')
+    def test_sync_files_pdf(self, rmtree, copy):
+        sync_files(
+            self.project.pk, self.version.pk, 'sphinx', pdf=True
+        )
+
+        # epub is cleaned
+        rmtree.assert_called_once()
+        args, _ = rmtree.call_args
+        self.assertIn('epub', args[0])
+
+        # Artifacts are copied to the media directory
+        copy.assert_called_once()
+        args, _ = copy.call_args
+        self.assertIn('artifacts', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('sphinx_pdf', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('media/pdf', args[1])
+
+    @patch('readthedocs.builds.syncers.Syncer.copy')
+    @patch('readthedocs.projects.tasks.shutil.rmtree')
+    def test_sync_files_epub(self, rmtree, copy):
+        sync_files(
+            self.project.pk, self.version.pk, 'sphinx', epub=True
+        )
+
+        # pdf is cleaned
+        rmtree.assert_called_once()
+        args, _ = rmtree.call_args
+        self.assertIn('pdf', args[0])
+
+        # Artifacts are copied to the media directory
+        copy.assert_called_once()
+        args, _ = copy.call_args
+        self.assertIn('artifacts', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('sphinx_epub', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('media/epub', args[1])
+
+    @patch('readthedocs.builds.syncers.Syncer.copy')
+    @patch('readthedocs.projects.tasks.shutil.rmtree')
+    def test_sync_files_localmedia(self, rmtree, copy):
+        sync_files(
+            self.project.pk, self.version.pk, 'sphinx', localmedia=True
+        )
+        pdf, epub = rmtree.call_args_list
+
+        # pdf and epub are cleaned
+        args, _ = pdf
+        self.assertIn('pdf', args[0])
+        args, _ = epub
+        self.assertIn('epub', args[0])
+
+        # Artifacts are copied to the media directory
+        copy.assert_called_once()
+        args, _ = copy.call_args
+        self.assertIn('artifacts', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('sphinx_localmedia', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('media/htmlzip', args[1])
+
+    @patch('readthedocs.builds.syncers.Syncer.copy')
+    @patch('readthedocs.projects.tasks.shutil.rmtree')
+    def test_sync_files_search(self, rmtree, copy):
+        sync_files(
+            self.project.pk, self.version.pk, 'sphinx', search=True
+        )
+        pdf, epub = rmtree.call_args_list
+
+        # pdf and epub are cleaned
+        args, _ = pdf
+        self.assertIn('pdf', args[0])
+        args, _ = epub
+        self.assertIn('epub', args[0])
+
+        # Artifacts are copied to the media directory
+        copy.assert_called_once()
+        args, _ = copy.call_args
+        self.assertIn('artifacts', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('sphinx_search', args[0])
+        self.assertIn('media/json', args[1])