diff --git a/install/threadfin-install.sh b/install/threadfin-install.sh
index 9db423bd3..7f0c7a992 100644
--- a/install/threadfin-install.sh
+++ b/install/threadfin-install.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ $STD apt-get install -y \
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "threadfin" "threadfin/threadfin" "singlefile" "latest" "/opt/threadfin" "Threadfin_linux_amd64"
+rm -rf /root/.threadfin
+mkdir -p /root/.threadfin
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/threadfin.service