2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1fe174dc..da89b61e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - mdkapplet
+  o call gurpmi with --clean
   o do not restart the applet on package update anymore
   o log where gurpmi logs are ending
   o log gurpmi STDERR too
diff --git a/mdkapplet-upgrade-helper b/mdkapplet-upgrade-helper
index d50811b5..ee533c50 100755
--- a/mdkapplet-upgrade-helper
+++ b/mdkapplet-upgrade-helper
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ my ($refork_gurpmi);
 
 
 sub run_gurpmi() {
-    my @initial_args = '--replacefiles';
+    my @initial_args = ('--replacefiles', '--clean');
     while ($refork_gurpmi) {
         fork_gurpmi(@initial_args);
         my $status = $? >> 8;