diff --git a/lib/self-upgrade.bash b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
index 169a5c8..c4b785a 100755
--- a/lib/self-upgrade.bash
+++ b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ latest=$("$MIAOU_BASH_DIR/tools/wget_semver" artcode miaou/miaou-bash)
 if [[ "$current" == "$latest" ]]; then
   echo "up-to-date version: $current"
 else
+  rm -rf "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"
   bootstrap
   miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR/lib/init.bash"
   echo "miaou-bash successfully updated"