diff --git a/internal/installcmd/resolver.go b/internal/installcmd/resolver.go
index a3023c066..b1d9e565b 100644
--- a/internal/installcmd/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/installcmd/resolver.go
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ func resolveGGAInstall(profile system.PlatformProfile) (CommandSequence, error)
 		}, nil
 	case "apt", "pacman", "dnf":
 		const tmpDir = "/tmp/gentleman-guardian-angel"
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
 		return CommandSequence{
 			{"rm", "-rf", tmpDir},
 			{"git", "clone", "https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentleman-guardian-angel.git", tmpDir},
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ func resolveGGAInstall(profile system.PlatformProfile) (CommandSequence, error)
 		// PowerShell is used for cleanup to avoid cmd.exe quoting issues with
 		// embedded double quotes in the "if exist ... rmdir" approach.
 		cloneDst := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "gentleman-guardian-angel")
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(cloneDst)
 		bash := gitBashPath()
 		return CommandSequence{
 			{"powershell", "-NoProfile", "-Command", fmt.Sprintf("Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue '%s'; exit 0", cloneDst)},