diff --git a/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp b/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp
index b6c6032..dd6a22d 100644
--- a/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp
+++ b/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp
@@ -864,7 +864,24 @@ bool Worker::computeFilesToDownload() {
     return (m_filesToDownload.size() > 0);
 }
 
+
+bool Worker::cleanUpOpkgCache() {
+    bool removedFiles = true;
+    QDir dir("/var/cache/opkg");
+    if (dir.exists()) {
+        dir.setNameFilters(QStringList() << ".gz" << ".ipk");
+        dir.setFilter(QDir::Files);
+        foreach(QString dirFile, dir.entryList()) {
+            removedFiles &= dir.remove(dirFile);
+        }
+    }
+    return removedFiles;
+}
+
 bool Worker::execOpkgCommands() {
+    if (!cleanUpOpkgCache()) {
+        CONSOLE() << "INFO: some cached opkg files not removed";
+    }
     for (int i = 0; i < m_filesToUpdate.size(); ++i) {
         QString const fName = m_filesToUpdate.at(i);
         if (fName.contains("opkg_commands", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
diff --git a/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.h b/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.h
index 231db52..d30984d 100644
--- a/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.h
+++ b/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class Worker : public QThread{
     QString m_apismVersion;
 
     bool executeOpkgCommand(QString opkgCommand);
+    bool cleanUpOpkgCache();
     QString getOsVersion() const;
     QString getATBQTVersion() const;
     QString getATBUpdateToolVersion() const;