diff --git a/manifests/plugin.pp b/manifests/plugin.pp
index 1fb6f7558..a5c852919 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,
@@ -195,7 +195,13 @@
       cleanup         => false,
       extract         => false,
       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}",
+      notify  => $notify,
     }
     $archive_require = Archive[$plugin]
   } else {
diff --git a/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb b/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb
index 862aae0c2..6c34f51a7 100644
--- a/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/jenkins_plugin_spec.rb
@@ -15,13 +15,20 @@
         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}]").
+            that_comes_before("Exec[force #{title}.hpi-]")
+        end
+        it do
+          is_expected.to contain_("Exec[force #{title}.hpi-]").
+            that_comes_before("Exec[stage #{title}.hpi-]")
+        end
+        it do
+          is_expected.to contain_("Exec[stage #{title}.hpi-]").
             that_notifies('Service[jenkins]')
         end
-
         it do
           is_expected.to contain_file("#{pdir}/#{title}.hpi").with(
             owner: 'jenkins',