diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs
index 74efc9cd4..9bb010d9b 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ impl ExeSandbox {
             {
                 let branch = params.branch.as_deref().unwrap_or("main");
                 let fallback_script = format!(
-                    "cd {WORKING_DIRECTORY} && git init && git remote add origin {} && git fetch origin && git checkout {}",
+                    "cd {WORKING_DIRECTORY} && rm -rf .git && git init && git remote add origin {} && git fetch origin && git checkout {}",
                     shell_quote(&clone_url),
                     shell_quote(branch),
                 );
@@ -1809,4 +1809,4 @@ mod tests {
             "glob filter should be properly escaped, got: {inner}",
         );
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs
index d5c5bac7a..3eeb71508 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl SshSandbox {
             {
                 let branch = params.branch.as_deref().unwrap_or("main");
                 let fallback_script = format!(
-                    "cd {} && git init && git remote add origin {} && git fetch origin && git checkout {}",
+                    "cd {} && rm -rf .git && git init && git remote add origin {} && git fetch origin && git checkout {}",
                     shell_quote(working_dir),
                     shell_quote(&clone_url),
                     shell_quote(branch),
@@ -1354,4 +1354,4 @@ mod tests {
         let sandbox = sandbox_with_mock(MockSshRunner::new());
         assert_eq!(sandbox.resolve_path("/tmp/file.txt"), "/tmp/file.txt");
     }
-}
+}
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