diff --git a/systemd/seagl-init-system-flatpak.service b/systemd/seagl-init-system-flatpak.service
index 834eaa9..9680490 100644
--- a/systemd/seagl-init-system-flatpak.service
+++ b/systemd/seagl-init-system-flatpak.service
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ ConditionPathNotExists=/var/lib/flatpak
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-# TODO should we just... unconditionally rsync perhaps?
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/cp -a /usr/lib/seagl-flatpak /var/lib/flatpak
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "rm -rf /var/lib/flatpak && cp -a /usr/lib/seagl-flatpak /var/lib/flatpak"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target