diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1dbfd27e0..6d529ab6e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cache:
 
 install:
   - export NIMVER=$(git ls-remote https://github.com/status-im/nim.git HEAD | cut -f 1)
-  - "[ -f nim/$NIMVER/bin/nim ] || { mkdir -p nim; git clone https://github.com/status-im/nim.git nim/$NIMVER; cd nim/$NIMVER; sh build_all.sh; cd ../.. ; }"
+  - "[ -f nim/$NIMVER/bin/nim ] || { rm -rf nim ; mkdir -p nim; git clone https://github.com/status-im/nim.git nim/$NIMVER; cd nim/$NIMVER; sh build_all.sh; cd ../.. ; }"
   - export PATH=$PWD/nim/$NIMVER/bin:$PATH
 
 script: