diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index d54711ce..740456a6 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ function install_identity_server {
     if [ ! -d $INSTALL_DIR/sydent ]; then
         mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR/sydent
     fi
+    if [ -d $INSTALL_DIR/sydent ]; then
+        rm -rf $INSTALL_DIR/sydent/*
+    fi
     pip install --upgrade --process-dependency-links . -b $INSTALL_DIR/sydent
     if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
         echo $'Failed to install matrix identity server'