diff --git a/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool.cpp b/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool.cpp
index 786af8c..c275509 100644
--- a/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool.cpp
+++ b/vpd-tool/src/vpd_tool.cpp
@@ -1540,4 +1540,22 @@
     }
     return l_result;
 }
+
+void VpdTool::clearVpdDumpDir() const noexcept
+{
+    try
+    {
+        if (std::filesystem::exists(constants::badVpdPath))
+        {
+            std::filesystem::remove_all(constants::badVpdPath);
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& l_ex)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Failed to clear VPD dump path:[" +
+                         std::string(constants::badVpdPath) + "]. Error: "
+                  << l_ex.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace vpd
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());
 }