diff --git a/cli/packages/cmd/login.go b/cli/packages/cmd/login.go
index 6a1dc23130..c37bdda080 100644
--- a/cli/packages/cmd/login.go
+++ b/cli/packages/cmd/login.go
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			util.HandleError(err, "Unable to write write to Infisical Config file. Please try again")
 		}
 
+		// clear backed up secrets from prev account
+		util.DeleteBackupSecrets()
+
 		color.Green("Nice! You are logged in as: %v", email)
 
 	},
diff --git a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
index 57b105de34..86f4a5e05a 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
@@ -411,3 +411,16 @@ func ReadBackupSecrets(workspace string, environment string, encryptionKey []byt
 	return plainTextSecrets, nil
 
 }
+
+func DeleteBackupSecrets() error {
+	secrets_backup_folder_name := "secrets-backup"
+
+	_, fullConfigFileDirPath, err := GetFullConfigFilePath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ReadBackupSecrets: unable to write config file because an error occurred when getting config file path [err=%s]", err)
+	}
+
+	fullPathToSecretsBackupFolder := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", fullConfigFileDirPath, secrets_backup_folder_name)
+
+	return os.RemoveAll(fullPathToSecretsBackupFolder)
+}