diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx
index 4f300af8abd..e07e14b4b86 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ export default async function bundlePlugin(
 
   const bundleConfigs: RunBuildConfig[] = [];
 
+  await fs.remove(path.dirname(plugin.entry));
+
   await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(plugin.entry));
   bundleConfigs.push({
     pluginDir,