diff --git a/deploy/vm101/n8n-pi-wrap b/deploy/vm101/n8n-pi-wrap
index b0db80f..1b9f629 100755
--- a/deploy/vm101/n8n-pi-wrap
+++ b/deploy/vm101/n8n-pi-wrap
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ case "$cmd" in
 
    # Clean start on the configured base (develop), pinned to the remote. Destroys only
    # vm101's scratch checkout (never a shared branch, never a force-push) — this is by design.
+   # `clean -fd` also removes leftover UNTRACKED files (e.g. wiki/sources/* or a stale
+   # .ingest-manifest.json from a half-finished previous run) that `reset --hard` won't touch.
    git fetch -q origin \
      && git switch -q "${INGEST_BASE:-main}" 2>/dev/null \
-     && git reset -q --hard "origin/${INGEST_BASE:-main}"
+     && git reset -q --hard "origin/${INGEST_BASE:-main}" \
+     && git clean -q -fd
 
    # SEMANTIC step: dedicated script drives pi to WRITE wiki pages + manifest.
    # (NOT `pi -p "/skill:ingest ..."`, which makes the model reply in chat and write nothing.)