diff --git a/akshara b/akshara
index 6361d58..c369229 100755
--- a/akshara
+++ b/akshara
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ except:
     # remove update and akshara stuff if the program is exited
     exec('umount', '-rf', '/.new_rootfs/')
     exec('rmdir', '/.new_rootfs/')
+    exec('rm', '-rf', '/.new_rootfs')
     exec('rm', '-rf', '/.update_rootfs')
     # it's basically impossible to ^C before akshara has exited but after it's created this file
     # and i don't *think* that "update" would be destructive at all (unless it failed to run and would't boot), but i don't quite understand it soooo just to be on the safe side