diff --git a/repository/plugin.jelly b/repository/plugin.jelly
index 3a0bf7ac..2b6e6a04 100644
--- a/repository/plugin.jelly
+++ b/repository/plugin.jelly
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
                     
       <j:set var="localFileName">${systemScope['java.io.tmpdir']}${fileName}</j:set>
          
+      <delete file="${localFileName}"/>
       <get src="${url}" dest="${localFileName}"/>
 		 
       <!-- copy the license -->