diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index dfed93a1..c2396bf5 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ installScripts() {
 	# Install the scripts from /etc/.pihole to their various locations
 	echo ":::"
 	echo -n "::: Installing scripts to /opt/pihole..."
+	#clear out /opt/pihole and recreate it. This allows us to remove scripts from future installs
+	rm -rf /opt/pihole
 	install -o "${USER}" -m755 -d /opt/pihole
 
 	cd /etc/.pihole/