diff --git a/rust/src/files.rs b/rust/src/files.rs
index 49bb95f3794b39..fe74af29892c81 100644
--- a/rust/src/files.rs
+++ b/rust/src/files.rs
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ impl BrowserPath {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn create_parent_path_if_not_exists(path: &Path) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+pub fn create_empty_parent_path_if_not_exists(path: &Path) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     if let Some(p) = path.parent() {
         create_path_if_not_exists(p)?;
+        if p.to_path_buf().read_dir()?.next().is_some() {
+            // If not empty
+            fs::remove_dir_all(p).and_then(|_| fs::create_dir(p))?;
+        }
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ pub fn uncompress_sfx(
         "Moving extracted files and folders from {} to {}",
         core_str, target_str
     ));
-    create_parent_path_if_not_exists(target)?;
+    create_empty_parent_path_if_not_exists(target)?;
     fs::rename(&core_str, &target_str)?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ pub fn uncompress_deb(
         "Moving extracted files and folders from {} to {}",
         opt_edge_str, target_str
     ));
-    create_parent_path_if_not_exists(target)?;
+    create_empty_parent_path_if_not_exists(target)?;
     fs::rename(&opt_edge_str, &target_str)?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -406,7 +410,7 @@ pub fn unzip(
             fs::create_dir_all(&tmp_path)?;
         } else {
             let target_path = tmp_path.join(path.clone());
-            create_parent_path_if_not_exists(target_path.as_path())?;
+            create_empty_parent_path_if_not_exists(target_path.as_path())?;
             let mut outfile = File::create(&target_path)?;
 
             // Set permissions in Unix-like systems
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 9764eaea377855..14ad6bf2ccee9e 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 use crate::chrome::{ChromeManager, CHROMEDRIVER_NAME, CHROME_NAME};
 use crate::edge::{EdgeManager, EDGEDRIVER_NAME, EDGE_NAMES};
 use crate::files::{
-    create_parent_path_if_not_exists, create_path_if_not_exists, default_cache_folder,
+    create_empty_parent_path_if_not_exists, create_path_if_not_exists, default_cache_folder,
     get_binary_extension, path_buf_to_string,
 };
 use crate::firefox::{FirefoxManager, FIREFOX_NAME, GECKODRIVER_NAME};
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ pub trait SeleniumManager {
 
         if self.is_grid() {
             let driver_path_in_cache = self.get_driver_path_in_cache()?;
-            create_parent_path_if_not_exists(&driver_path_in_cache)?;
+            create_empty_parent_path_if_not_exists(&driver_path_in_cache)?;
             Ok(fs::rename(driver_zip_file, driver_path_in_cache)?)
         } else {
             let driver_path_in_cache = self.get_driver_path_in_cache()?;