diff --git a/tests/packer/src/aa-update b/tests/packer/src/aa-update
index f2cd5ff1..4d0340f2 100644
--- a/tests/packer/src/aa-update
+++ b/tests/packer/src/aa-update
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ DISTRIBUTION="$(_lsb_release)"
 
 cd "$HOME/Projects/apparmor.d"
 case "$DISTRIBUTION" in
-arch)						make pkg ;;
+arch) make pkg ;;
 debian | ubuntu | whonix)
+	sudo rm -rf debian/.debhelper/
 	make dpkg
 	sudo rm -rf debian/.debhelper/
+	sudo rm -rf /etc/apparmor/earlypolicy/
+	sudo systemctl restart apparmor || sudo systemctl status apparmor
 	;;
-opensuse*)					make rpm ;;
+opensuse*) make rpm ;;
 *) ;;
 esac