diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/perfPipeline_root.groovy b/buildenv/jenkins/perfPipeline_root.groovy
index 54b98a0454..6c46e3d34c 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/perfPipeline_root.groovy
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/perfPipeline_root.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if (params.PERFCONFIG_JSON) {
                                 def statusCode = -1
                                 sshagent (credentials: ["$params.USER_CREDENTIALS_ID"], ignoreMissing: true) {
                                         statusCode =  sh returnStatus: true, script: """
+                                        rm -rf ${vendorRepoDir}
                                         git clone -q --depth 1 -b ${params.VENDOR_TEST_BRANCHES} ${params.VENDOR_TEST_REPOS} ${vendorRepoDir}
                                         """
                                 }