diff --git a/deploy/uninstall.sh b/deploy/uninstall.sh
index c88f7c4..4faffa6 100755
--- a/deploy/uninstall.sh
+++ b/deploy/uninstall.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ for plugin in "${PLUGINS[@]}"; do
   unit="sub2api-$plugin.service"
   systemctl disable --now "$unit" 2>/dev/null || true
   rm -f "/etc/systemd/system/$unit"
-  rm -rf "$PREFIX/$plugin"
+  # Keep the checked-out source clean so a later install can fast-forward it.
+  # Only generated binaries are removed unless --purge is explicitly used.
+  rm -f "$PREFIX/$plugin/bin/$plugin"
   if $PURGE; then
+    rm -rf "$PREFIX/$plugin"
     rm -f "$ETC_DIR/$plugin.env"
     rm -rf "$VAR_DIR/$plugin"
   fi