diff --git a/cmd/tools/vup.v b/cmd/tools/vup.v
index e1f64b9763..6d98ce59ee 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vup.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vup.v
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ fn (app App) update_from_master() {
 		// initialize the folder, as if it had been cloned:
 		app.git_command('git init')
 		app.git_command('git remote add origin https://github.com/vlang/v')
-		app.git_command('git remote set-head origin master')
 		app.git_command('git fetch')
+		app.git_command('git remote set-head origin master')
 		app.git_command('git reset --hard origin/master')
 		// Note: in the .zip files, thirdparty/tcc/.git is missing to save space.
 		// -> Git clean below will try to remove thirdparty/tcc/ too, if it is not excluded specifically:
-		app.git_command('git clean -xfd --exclude thirdparty/tcc --exclude v --exclude v.exe --exclude cmd/tools/vup --exclude cmd/tools/vup.exe .')
+		app.git_command('git clean -xfd --exclude ./thirdparty/tcc --exclude ./v --exclude ./v.exe --exclude ./cmd/tools/vup --exclude ./cmd/tools/vup.exe .')
 	} else {
 		// pull latest
 		app.git_command('git pull https://github.com/vlang/v master')