diff --git a/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool_main.cpp b/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool_main.cpp
index 152cfca..e0bbf7a 100644
--- a/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool_main.cpp
+++ b/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool_main.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
     }
 
     vpd::VpdTool l_vpdToolObj;
+
+    // delete the vpd dump directory
+    l_vpdToolObj.clearVpdDumpDir();
+
     return l_vpdToolObj.cleanSystemVpd(!i_syncBiosAttributesFlag->empty());
 }