diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
index 6e50a4f9..8d37d43a 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import importlib
 import tempfile
 import json
 import os
+import shutil
 import pwd
 import grp
-import shutil
 try:
     from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
     def load_source(mod, path):
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ except IOError:
     apiclient = load_source('apiclient', '/etc/confluent/apiclient')
 
 
+
 def partitionhostsline(line):
     comment = ''
     try:
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ def synchronize():
                         os.chown(fname, uid, gid)
     finally:
         shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
+        shutil.rmtree(appendoncedir)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':