diff --git a/src/client/pull.rs b/src/client/pull.rs
index bd4db59f..bf9a7f2e 100644
--- a/src/client/pull.rs
+++ b/src/client/pull.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ async fn download_manifest(
     let mut tmp_manifest_file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
         .write(true)
         .create(true)
+        .truncate(true)
         .read(true)
         .open(&filename)?;