diff --git a/manifests/plugin.pp b/manifests/plugin.pp
index 1fb6f7558..72dd33ed3 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin.pp
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@
       $checksum_type   = undef
     }
 
-    exec { "force ${plugin}-${version}":
-      command => "/bin/rm -rf ${jenkins::plugin_dir}/${plugin}",
+    exec { "force staged ${plugin}-${version}":
+      command => "/bin/rm -rf ${jenkins::plugin_dir}/${plugin}.staged",
     }
     -> archive { $plugin:
       source          => $download_url,
-      path            => "${jenkins::plugin_dir}/${plugin}",
+      path            => "${jenkins::plugin_dir}/${plugin}.staged",
       checksum_verify => $checksum_verify,
       checksum        => $checksum,
       checksum_type   => $checksum_type,
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@
       require         => $plugindir,
       notify          => $notify,
     }
+    -> exec { "force ${plugin}-${version}":
+      command => "/bin/rm -rf ${jenkins::plugin_dir}/${plugin}",
+    }
+    -> exec { "stage ${plugin}-${version}":
+      command => "/bin/mv -f ${jenkins::plugin_dir}/${plugin}.staged ${jenkins::plugin_dir}/${plugin}",
+    }
     $archive_require = Archive[$plugin]
   } else {
     $archive_require = undef
diff --git a/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb b/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb
index 862aae0c2..e16622aba 100644
--- a/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         it do
           is_expected.to contain_archive("#{title}.hpi").with(
             source: "#{plugin_host}/latest/myplug.hpi",
-            path: "#{pdir}/#{title}.hpi",
+            path: "#{pdir}/#{title}.hpi.staged",
             cleanup: false,
             extract: false
           ).that_requires("File[#{pdir}]").