diff --git a/ansible/generate_hcl_files.yml b/ansible/generate_hcl_files.yml
index 51f03a2..d3fc256 100644
--- a/ansible/generate_hcl_files.yml
+++ b/ansible/generate_hcl_files.yml
@@ -230,3 +230,11 @@
             - {{ output_dir }}/{{ env_name }}/{{ region_name }}/vpc/vpc.hcl
             - {{ output_dir }}/{{ env_name }}/{{ region_name }}/vpc/{{ cluster_dir }}/cluster.hcl
           Module files are preserved in: {{ output_dir }}/{{ env_name }}/{{ region_name }}/vpc/{{ cluster_dir }}/
+
+    - name: cleanup pip files
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+      loop:
+        - \~