diff --git a/bin/start-ds.sh b/bin/start-ds.sh
index 66389714f17770339ee645129adc9dcb26fa21d7..71cb29a29bfa977fbf6033c8479c9e59435485b5 100755
--- a/bin/start-ds.sh
+++ b/bin/start-ds.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ else
   rm -rf /tmp/tangostationcontrol
   cp -R /opt/lofar/tango/tangostationcontrol /tmp/
   cd /tmp/tangostationcontrol || exit 1
+  # Remove the build directory if copied from the source
+  rm -rf build
   pip -vvv install --upgrade --force-reinstall ./
 fi