diff --git a/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts b/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts
index df74e5c2..a2a45048 100644
--- a/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts
+++ b/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ export class GBAdminService implements IGBAdminService {
       // .gbot packages are handled using storage API, so no download
       // of local resources is required.
       const gbai = DialogKeywords.getGBAIPath(min.instance.botId);
-      
+
+      if (packageType === 'gbkb') {
+        await deployer['cleanupPackage'](min.instance, packageName);
+      }
+
       await deployer['downloadFolder'](min,
         Path.join('work', `${gbai}`),
         Path.basename(localFolder));
diff --git a/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts b/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts
index 66a9af2b..17614f80 100644
--- a/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts
+++ b/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ export class KBService implements IGBKBService {
     const packageName = Path.basename(localPath);
     const instance = await core.loadInstanceByBotId(min.botId);
     GBLog.info(`[GBDeployer] Importing: ${localPath}`);
-    await deployer['cleanupPackage'](min.instance, packageName);
+   
     const p = await deployer.deployPackageToStorage(instance.instanceId, packageName);
     await this.importKbPackage(min, localPath, p, instance);
     GBDeployer.mountGBKBAssets(packageName, min.botId, localPath);