diff --git a/lib/arc-login.js b/lib/arc-login.js
index 8dba8378..fedfb1d1 100644
--- a/lib/arc-login.js
+++ b/lib/arc-login.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function getArcKubeconfig() {
             }
             yield az_login.main();
             yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`account show`, false);
+            yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension remove -n connectedk8s`, false);
             yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension add -n connectedk8s`, false);
             yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension list`, false);
             const runnerTempDirectory = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP']; // Using process.env until the core libs are updated
diff --git a/src/arc-login.ts b/src/arc-login.ts
index 5a6b95b0..70054495 100644
--- a/src/arc-login.ts
+++ b/src/arc-login.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export async function getArcKubeconfig(): Promise<string> {
         }
         await az_login.main();
         await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`account show`, false);
+        await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension remove -n connectedk8s`, false);
         await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension add -n connectedk8s`, false);
         await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension list`, false);
         const runnerTempDirectory = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP']; // Using process.env until the core libs are updated