diff --git a/firstboot/modules/qubes_setup.py b/firstboot/modules/qubes_setup.py
index 71e8e97..31fcdb6 100644
--- a/firstboot/modules/qubes_setup.py
+++ b/firstboot/modules/qubes_setup.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class moduleClass(Module):
             subprocess.check_call(['cp', '/etc/localtime', '/mnt/template-root/etc'])
             subprocess.check_call(['cp', '/etc/ntp.conf', '/mnt/template-root/etc'])
             subprocess.check_call(['/bin/umount', '/mnt/template-root'])
+            subprocess.check_call(['/bin/rmdir', '/mnt/template-root'])
 
     def do_create_appvms(self):
         self.run_command(['su', '-c', '/usr/bin/qvm-create work --label green', '-', self.qubes_user])