diff --git a/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts b/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts
index 7a70a505..df74e5c2 100644
--- a/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts
+++ b/packages/admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ 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);
-      await deployer['undeployPackageFromPackageName'](min.instance, packageName);
+      
       await deployer['downloadFolder'](min,
         Path.join('work', `${gbai}`),
         Path.basename(localFolder));
diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
index 7d755ea0..7c552bc8 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
@@ -662,7 +662,15 @@ export class GBDeployer implements IGBDeployer {
     }
   }
 
-
+    /**
+   * Removes the package local files from cache.
+   */
+    public async cleanupPackage(instance: IGBInstance, packageName: string) {
+      const path = DialogKeywords.getGBAIPath(instance.botId, null, packageName);
+      const localFolder = Path.join('work', path);
+      rimraf.sync(localFolder);
+    }
+  
   /**
    * Removes the package from the storage and local work folders.
    */
diff --git a/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts b/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts
index dc9ba736..66a9af2b 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);