diff --git a/bootstrap-rootfs.sh b/bootstrap-rootfs.sh
index dccada331..89898aa53 100755
--- a/bootstrap-rootfs.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-rootfs.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ translate_arch() {
 ##############################################################################
 
 # Reset workspace. This also deletes any previously made rootfs tarballs.
-sudo rm -rf "${ROOTFS_DIR:?}" "${WORKDIR:?}"
+sudo rm -rf "${WORKDIR:?}"
 mkdir -p "$ROOTFS_DIR" "$WORKDIR"
 cd "$WORKDIR"
 
diff --git a/distro-build/alpine.sh b/distro-build/alpine.sh
index 792528203..ade3e7a3e 100644
--- a/distro-build/alpine.sh
+++ b/distro-build/alpine.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Alpine Linux"
 dist_version="3.18.4"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/alpine-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in aarch64 armv7 x86 x86_64; do
 		curl --fail --location \
 			--output "${WORKDIR}/alpine-minirootfs-${dist_version}-${arch}.tar.gz" \
diff --git a/distro-build/archlinux.sh b/distro-build/archlinux.sh
index b43b394c5..c1affb02a 100644
--- a/distro-build/archlinux.sh
+++ b/distro-build/archlinux.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Arch Linux"
 dist_version="2023.03.01"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/archlinux-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in aarch64 armv7; do
 		curl --fail --location \
 			--output "${WORKDIR}/archlinux-${arch}.tar.gz" \
diff --git a/distro-build/artix.sh b/distro-build/artix.sh
index 33ffac60e..74f5ca28c 100644
--- a/distro-build/artix.sh
+++ b/distro-build/artix.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Artix Linux"
 dist_version="2023.10.25"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/artix-*.tar.xz
+
 	curl --fail --location \
 		--output "${WORKDIR}/artix-aarch64.tar.xz" \
 			"https://armtixlinux.org/images/armtix-runit-20230401.tar.xz"
diff --git a/distro-build/debian.sh b/distro-build/debian.sh
index 24169d012..3370be3f1 100644
--- a/distro-build/debian.sh
+++ b/distro-build/debian.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Debian"
 dist_version="bookworm"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/debian-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in arm64 armhf i386 amd64; do
 		sudo mmdebstrap \
 			--architectures=${arch} \
diff --git a/distro-build/deepin.sh b/distro-build/deepin.sh
index 40551d338..92c52cc3e 100644
--- a/distro-build/deepin.sh
+++ b/distro-build/deepin.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="deepin"
 dist_version="beige"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/deepin-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in amd64 arm64; do
 		mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/deepin-$(translate_arch "$arch")/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d
 		curl --fail --location \
diff --git a/distro-build/fedora.sh b/distro-build/fedora.sh
index 9bc472ea3..b976ab97d 100644
--- a/distro-build/fedora.sh
+++ b/distro-build/fedora.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Fedora"
 dist_version="39-1.5"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/fedora-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in aarch64 x86_64; do
 		curl --fail --location \
 			--output "${WORKDIR}/fedora-${dist_version}-${arch}.tar.xz" \
diff --git a/distro-build/manjaro.sh b/distro-build/manjaro.sh
index 0e3fe30d1..5a799c1f6 100644
--- a/distro-build/manjaro.sh
+++ b/distro-build/manjaro.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Manjaro"
 dist_version="20231023"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/manjaro-*.tar.xz
+
 	curl --fail --location \
 		--output "${WORKDIR}/manjaro-aarch64.tar.xz" \
 		"https://github.com/manjaro-arm/rootfs/releases/download/${dist_version}/Manjaro-ARM-aarch64-latest.tar.gz"
diff --git a/distro-build/opensuse.sh b/distro-build/opensuse.sh
index 1f7592af9..f6e6a2556 100644
--- a/distro-build/opensuse.sh
+++ b/distro-build/opensuse.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 dist_name="OpenSUSE"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/opensuse-*.tar.xz
+
 	opensuse_manifest=$(docker manifest inspect opensuse/tumbleweed:latest)
 	for arch in arm64 arm 386 amd64; do
 		if [ "$arch" = "arm" ]; then
diff --git a/distro-build/pardus.sh b/distro-build/pardus.sh
index 9f208489e..bf3f69a2f 100644
--- a/distro-build/pardus.sh
+++ b/distro-build/pardus.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Pardus"
 dist_version="yirmibir"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/pardus-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in arm64 i386 amd64; do
 		wget https://depo.pardus.org.tr/pardus/pool/main/p/pardus-archive-keyring/pardus-archive-keyring_2021.1_all.deb
 		sudo dpkg -i pardus-archive-keyring_2021.1_all.deb
diff --git a/distro-build/ubuntu.sh b/distro-build/ubuntu.sh
index 1607f22cc..52484b8a6 100644
--- a/distro-build/ubuntu.sh
+++ b/distro-build/ubuntu.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Ubuntu"
 dist_version="mantic"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/ubuntu-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in arm64 armhf amd64; do
 		sudo mmdebstrap \
 			--architectures=${arch} \
diff --git a/distro-build/void.sh b/distro-build/void.sh
index 4a9f1805f..a74bb0635 100644
--- a/distro-build/void.sh
+++ b/distro-build/void.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist_name="Void Linux"
 dist_version="20230628"
 
 bootstrap_distribution() {
+	sudo rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/void-*.tar.xz
+
 	for arch in aarch64 armv7l i686 x86_64; do
 		curl --fail --location \
 			--output "${WORKDIR}/void-${arch}.tar.xz" \