diff --git a/microsoft/testsuites/vm_extensions/runtime_extensions/run_commandv1.py b/microsoft/testsuites/vm_extensions/runtime_extensions/run_commandv1.py
index 925a8313ac..593bd423b7 100644
--- a/microsoft/testsuites/vm_extensions/runtime_extensions/run_commandv1.py
+++ b/microsoft/testsuites/vm_extensions/runtime_extensions/run_commandv1.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from azure.core.exceptions import HttpResponseError
 
 from lisa import (
+    LisaException,
     Logger,
     Node,
     TestCaseMetadata,
@@ -37,10 +38,22 @@ def _create_and_verify_extension_run(
     assert_exception: Optional[Any] = None,
 ) -> None:
     extension = node.features[AzureExtension]
+    extension_name = "RunCommandv1"
+    try:
+        # Delete VM Extension if already present
+        extension.delete(extension_name)
+    except HttpResponseError as identifier:
+        if any(s in str(identifier) for s in ["was not found"]):
+            node.log.info(f"{extension_name} is not installed")
+        else:
+            raise LisaException(
+                f"unexpected exception happened {identifier} during delete"
+                f" extension {extension_name}"
+            ) from identifier
 
     def enable_extension() -> Any:
         result = extension.create_or_update(
-            name="RunCommandv1",
+            name=extension_name,
             publisher="Microsoft.CPlat.Core",
             type_="RunCommandLinux",
             type_handler_version="1.0",