diff --git a/rootfs/steamfork/postcopy/usr/bin/steamos-update b/rootfs/steamfork/postcopy/usr/bin/steamos-update
index fd1aa898..62d1c6ba 100755
--- a/rootfs/steamfork/postcopy/usr/bin/steamos-update
+++ b/rootfs/steamfork/postcopy/usr/bin/steamos-update
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ updatecheck(){
     if [ ! $? = 0 ]
     then
         echo "Error: Failed to fetch update metadata."
-        cleanup
+	rm -rf ${argdata}
 	exit 1
     fi
     source ${argdata}