diff --git a/cros_cp_localmanifest.sh b/cros_cp_localmanifest.sh
index 6b66fe9..0c49e60 100755
--- a/cros_cp_localmanifest.sh
+++ b/cros_cp_localmanifest.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ _mydir="$(pwd)"
 
 if [ -z "$2" ]
 then
+
+    rm -fr ${_working_full_path}/.repo/local_manifests
+    echo "INFO: rm -fr ${_working_full_path}/.repo/local_manifests"
     echo "INFO: copy local manifests, No branch specified"
     cp -R ${SCRIPT_DIR}/local_manifests ${_working_full_path}/.repo/ 
 else
+    rm -fr ${_working_full_path}/.repo/local_manifests
+    echo "INFO: rm -fr ${_working_full_path}/.repo/local_manifests"
     echo "INFO: copy $2 local manifests"
     local_manifest_dir="$2_local_manifests"
     cp -R ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${local_manifest_dir} ${_working_full_path}/.repo