diff --git a/scripts/migrate_lemmy_l10n.dart b/scripts/migrate_lemmy_l10n.dart
index d450d1c..f29f2fd 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate_lemmy_l10n.dart
+++ b/scripts/migrate_lemmy_l10n.dart
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ const repoName = 'lemmy-translations';
 const baseLanguage = 'en';
 const flutterIntlPrefix = 'intl_';
 
-main(List<String> args) async {
+Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
   final force = args.contains('-f') || args.contains('--force');
 
+  final repoCleanup = await cloneLemmyTranslations();
+
   final lemmyTranslations = await loadLemmyStrings();
   final lemmurTranslations = await loadLemmurStrings();
   portStrings(lemmyTranslations, lemmurTranslations, force: force);
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ main(List<String> args) async {
 
   await Process.run('flutter', ['gen-l10n']);
 
+  await repoCleanup();
+
   print("Don't forget to format the arb files!");
 }