diff --git a/iblrig/version_management.py b/iblrig/version_management.py
index 4121d0c02..05e0463b2 100644
--- a/iblrig/version_management.py
+++ b/iblrig/version_management.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def upgrade():
             if user_input.lower() in ['n', 'no', '']:
                 return
             if user_input.lower() in ['y', 'yes']:
+                check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "reset", "--hard"])
                 break
 
     check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-U", "-e", "."])