diff --git a/src/utils/container.rs b/src/utils/container.rs
index 2d815ea..3938197 100644
--- a/src/utils/container.rs
+++ b/src/utils/container.rs
@@ -1718,8 +1718,9 @@ if [ -n "$AVOCADO_EXT_PATH_MOUNTS" ]; then
         target_path="$EXT_PREFIX/$ext_name"
 
         if [ -d "$mnt_path" ]; then
-            # Clear any stale files from a previous source type (e.g. package -> path switch)
-            rm -rf "$target_path"
+            # Create target if it doesn't exist. Avoid rm -rf because parallel
+            # containers share this volume and would race on the same paths.
+            # Stale package-sourced files are harmless — bindfs overlays them.
             mkdir -p "$target_path"
             if [ -n "$AVOCADO_HOST_UID" ] && [ -n "$AVOCADO_HOST_GID" ]; then
                 if [ "$AVOCADO_HOST_UID" = "0" ] && [ "$AVOCADO_HOST_GID" = "0" ]; then
@@ -1967,8 +1968,9 @@ if [ -n "$AVOCADO_EXT_PATH_MOUNTS" ]; then
         target_path="$EXT_PREFIX/$ext_name"
 
         if [ -d "$mnt_path" ]; then
-            # Clear any stale files from a previous source type (e.g. package -> path switch)
-            rm -rf "$target_path"
+            # Create target if it doesn't exist. Avoid rm -rf because parallel
+            # containers share this volume and would race on the same paths.
+            # Stale package-sourced files are harmless — bindfs overlays them.
             mkdir -p "$target_path"
             if [ -n "$AVOCADO_HOST_UID" ] && [ -n "$AVOCADO_HOST_GID" ]; then
                 if [ "$AVOCADO_HOST_UID" = "0" ] && [ "$AVOCADO_HOST_GID" = "0" ]; then