diff --git a/komodo/cli.py b/komodo/cli.py
index e47e836b..2059989c 100755
--- a/komodo/cli.py
+++ b/komodo/cli.py
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ def rsync_komodo_to_destination(release_name: str, destination: str) -> None:
     shell(f"mv {release_name} .{release_name}")
     shell(f"rsync -a .{release_name} {destination}")
 
-
 def move_old_release_from_release_path_if_exists(release_path: Path) -> None:
     if release_path.exists():
         shell(f"mv {str(release_path)} " f"{str(release_path)}.delete-{uuid.uuid4()}")
@@ -248,6 +247,7 @@ def delete_old_previously_moved_releases(prefix_path: Path, release_name: Path)
         "rm -rf -- " + " ".join(release_dir_glob),
         allow_failure=True,
     )
+    shell(f"rm -rf .{release_name}")
 
 
 def apply_fallback_tmpdir_for_pip_if_set(tmp_dir: Optional[str] = None):
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 66f94200..47285d4c 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ def test_no_overwrite_by_default(tmpdir):
     # Try another rerun after we have removed the downloads and remainder from
     # failed build above:
     shutil.rmtree(tmpdir / "downloads")
-    shutil.rmtree(tmpdir / ".existing_release")
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Only bleeding builds can be overwritten"):
         cli_main()
 
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ def test_bleeding_overwrite_by_default(tmpdir):
     cli_main()
     # Remove non-interesting leftovers from first build:
     shutil.rmtree(tmpdir / "downloads")
-    shutil.rmtree(tmpdir / ".some_bleeding_release")
 
     # Assert that we can overwrite the build inside "some_bleeding_release"
     cli_main()
@@ -191,7 +189,6 @@ def test_overwrite_if_option_is_set(tmpdir):
     cli_main()
     # Remove non-interesting leftovers from first build:
     shutil.rmtree(tmpdir / "downloads")
-    shutil.rmtree(tmpdir / ".some_release")
 
     # Assert that we can overwrite the build inside "some_release"
     cli_main()
@@ -234,3 +231,27 @@ def count_release_folders_to_be_deleted() -> int:
     assert count_release_folders_to_be_deleted() == len(test_dirs)
     cli_main()
     assert count_release_folders_to_be_deleted() == 0
+
+
+
+def test_build_removes_hidden_directory_after_rsync(tmpdir):
+    sys.argv = [
+        "kmd",
+        "--workspace",
+        str(tmpdir),
+        os.path.join(_get_test_root(), "data/cli/minimal_release.yml"),
+        os.path.join(_get_test_root(), "data/cli/minimal_repository.yml"),
+        "--prefix",
+        "prefix",
+        "--release",
+        "some_bleeding_release",
+        "--extra-data-dirs",  # Required to find test_python_builtin.sh.
+        os.path.join(_get_test_root(), "data/cli"),
+    ]
+    cli_main()
+    # Remove non-interesting leftovers from first build:
+    assert not (tmpdir / ".some_bleeding_release").isdir()
+    shutil.rmtree(tmpdir / "downloads")
+
+    # Assert that we can overwrite the build inside "some_bleeding_release"
+    cli_main()