diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a81e622..8f57501c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ repositories:
 - `--git-ssh-known-hosts-file (GIT_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE)` - (default: `/etc/git-secret/known_hosts`) The local path to the known hosts file used to setup GIT_SSH_COMMAND env.
 - `--git-verify-known-hosts (GIT_VERIFY_KNOWN_HOSTS)` - (default: `true`) The local path to the known hosts file used to setup GIT_SSH_COMMAND env.
 - `--controller-runtime-env (CONTROLLER_RUNTIME_ENV)` - (default: `""`) The comma separated list of ENVs which will be passed from controller to all terraform run process. The envs should be set on the controller.
+- `--cleanup-temp-dir` - (default: `false`) If set, the OS temporary directory will be removed and re-created. This can help removing redundant terraform binaries and avoiding temp directory growing in size with every restart.
+
 ---
 
 - `--module-label-selector (MODULE_LABEL_SELECTOR)` - (default: `""`) If present controller will only watch and process modules with this label.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 129e9700..edaf30c9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -151,7 +151,12 @@ var (
 			Usage: "The comma separated list of ENVs which will be passed from controller to its managed modules during terraform run. " +
 				"The values should be set on the controller.",
 		},
-
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "cleanup-temp-dir",
+			Value: false,
+			Usage: "If set, the OS temporary directory will be removed and re-created. This can help removing redundant terraform" +
+				"binaries and avoiding temp directory growing in size with every restart.",
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    "module-label-selector",
 			EnvVars: []string{"MODULE_LABEL_SELECTOR"},
@@ -368,6 +373,11 @@ func setupGlobalEnv(c *cli.Context) {
 		globalRunEnv[env] = os.Getenv(env)
 	}
 
+	// Cleanup temp directory if the corresponding flag is set
+	if c.Bool("cleanup-temp-dir") {
+		cleanupTmpDir()
+	}
+
 	if c.Bool("set-git-ssh-command-global-env") {
 		cmdStr, err := git.GitSSHCommand(
 			c.String("git-ssh-key-file"), c.String("git-ssh-known-hosts-file"), c.Bool("git-verify-known-hosts"),
@@ -411,6 +421,20 @@ preferences: {}
 
 }
 
+func cleanupTmpDir() {
+	tmpDir := os.TempDir()
+
+	err := os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("Error removing temporary directory:", err)
+	}
+
+	err = os.Mkdir(tmpDir, 0777)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("Error creating temporary directory:", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	app := &cli.App{
 		Name: "terraform-applier",