diff --git a/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge-alpine.sh b/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge-alpine.sh
index eb9d9e3..a5a65df 100644
--- a/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge-alpine.sh
+++ b/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge-alpine.sh
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@ chmod 755 /etc/init.d/cronicle-edge
 # start and check service
 rc-update add cronicle-edge
 rc-service cronicle-edge start
+
+# clean up
+rm -rf /root/cronicle-edge
diff --git a/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge.sh b/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge.sh
index 5dba91c..25cb8f6 100644
--- a/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge.sh
+++ b/cronicle/install-cronicle-edge.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ echo "WantedBy=multi-user.target" >> /lib/systemd/system/cronicle-edge.service
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl enable --now cronicle-edge.service
 systemctl status cronicle-edge
+
+# clean up
+rm -rf /root/cronicle-edge