diff --git a/utils/init_subtrees.sh b/utils/init_subtrees.sh
index 6ad90674f8de6ffc66c56baf28298d2a53152319..0fd4b26797a8a63f2595c58a7d14c7cbff439837 100755
--- a/utils/init_subtrees.sh
+++ b/utils/init_subtrees.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ APP_NAME="vmap"
 . ./get_deps.sh
 
 cd ..
+if [ -d "$(pwd)/client" ]; then
+	rm client
+fi
+if [ -d "$(pwd)/vas" ]; then
+	rm vas
+fi
 if [ -d "$(pwd)/src" ]; then
 	git rm -r src
 	git commit -a -m "Reset sources"