diff --git a/gitlib/gitlib.py b/gitlib/gitlib.py
index e518a0e..ac878ce 100755
--- a/gitlib/gitlib.py
+++ b/gitlib/gitlib.py
@@ -1480,6 +1480,10 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
         repo_url = self._getOgRepository(repo_name)
         real_git_dir = os.path.join(self.cache_dir, f"git-{repo_name}")
 
+        if os.path.exists(real_git_dir):
+            self.logger.debug(f"Removing existing repository {real_git_dir}")
+            shutil.rmtree(real_git_dir)
+
         self.logger.debug(f"URL: {repo_url}")
 
         all_metadata = self._get_repo_metadata(repo_name)