diff --git a/lib/poolparty/helpers/provisioners/slave.rb b/lib/poolparty/helpers/provisioners/slave.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/poolparty/helpers/provisioners/slave.rb
+++ b/lib/poolparty/helpers/provisioners/slave.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module PoolParty
       
       def run_once_and_clean
         <<-EOS
+rm -rf /etc/puppet/ssl        
 . /etc/profile && /usr/sbin/puppetd --onetime --no-daemonize --logdest syslog --server master #{unix_hide_string}
 rm -rf /etc/puppet/ssl
         EOS
Updated removal of the certs before prerun on the slaves