diff --git a/debian/vyos-1x-smoketest.postinst b/debian/vyos-1x-smoketest.postinst
index 57149af82..08d6d7d4f 100755
--- a/debian/vyos-1x-smoketest.postinst
+++ b/debian/vyos-1x-smoketest.postinst
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
 BUSYBOX_TAG="docker.io/library/busybox:stable"
 BUSYBOX_PATH="/usr/share/vyos/busybox-stable.tar"
-if [[ -f $BUSYBOX_PATH ]]; then
-    rm -f $BUSYBOX_PATH
+if [[ ! -f $BUSYBOX_PATH ]]; then
+    skopeo copy --additional-tag "$BUSYBOX_TAG" "docker://$BUSYBOX_TAG" "docker-archive:/$BUSYBOX_PATH"
 fi
-skopeo copy --additional-tag "$BUSYBOX_TAG" "docker://$BUSYBOX_TAG" "docker-archive:/$BUSYBOX_PATH"
 
 TACPLUS_TAG="docker.io/lfkeitel/tacacs_plus:alpine"
 TACPLUS_PATH="/usr/share/vyos/tacplus-alpine.tar"
-if [[ -f $TACPLUS_PATH ]]; then
-    rm -f $TACPLUS_PATH
+if [[ ! -f $TACPLUS_PATH ]]; then
+    skopeo copy --additional-tag "$TACPLUS_TAG" "docker://$TACPLUS_TAG" "docker-archive:/$TACPLUS_PATH"
 fi
-skopeo copy --additional-tag "$TACPLUS_TAG" "docker://$TACPLUS_TAG" "docker-archive:/$TACPLUS_PATH"