diff --git a/bin/build-launcher.sh b/bin/build-launcher.sh
index 01ebee8..cedb093 100755
--- a/bin/build-launcher.sh
+++ b/bin/build-launcher.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ $JAVA_HOME/bin/javac --module-path import/lib -d target/classes $(find src -name
 echo "*** Packaging as a modular jar"
 $JAVA_HOME/bin/jar --create --file target/org.getmonero.i2p.embedded.jar --main-class org.getmonero.i2p.embedded.Main -C target/classes .
 
+rm -fr $basedir/dist
 mkdir -p $basedir/dist/linux $basedir/dist/mac $basedir/dist/win
 
 # create OS specific launchers which will bundle together the code and a minimal JVM
diff --git a/bin/build-original-i2p.sh b/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
index c81b5d5..402acac 100755
--- a/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
+++ b/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ cd ..
 
 
 # copy the jars that we're going to modularize
+rm -fr $basedir/import/lib
 mkdir -p $basedir/import/lib
 for i in i2p.jar mstreaming.jar router.jar sam.jar streaming.jar; do cp $basedir/import/i2p.i2p/build/$i $basedir/import/lib/; done
 
 # build a minimal i2p.base dir
+rm -fr $basedir/import/i2p.base
 mkdir -p $basedir/import/i2p.base
+cp $basedir/import/i2p.i2p/LICENSE.txt $basedir/import/i2p.base/
 cp $basedir/import/i2p.i2p/build/jbigi.jar $basedir/import/i2p.base/
 for i in blocklist.txt hosts.txt certificates; do cp -r $basedir/import/i2p.i2p/installer/resources/$i $basedir/import/i2p.base/; done