diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 2eaf5edb..d70c63db 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
     rm -rf $confluentscripttmpdir
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
     return $retcode
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 2eaf5edb..d70c63db 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
     rm -rf $confluentscripttmpdir
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
     return $retcode
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 2eaf5edb..d70c63db 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
     rm -rf $confluentscripttmpdir
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
     return $retcode
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 2eaf5edb..d70c63db 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
     rm -rf $confluentscripttmpdir
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
     return $retcode
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 2eaf5edb..d70c63db 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
     rm -rf $confluentscripttmpdir
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
     return $retcode
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
index 2eaf5edb..d70c63db 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
     rm -rf $confluentscripttmpdir
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
     return $retcode
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 2eaf5edb..d70c63db 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
     rm -rf $confluentscripttmpdir
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
     return $retcode
 }