diff --git a/scripts/dogfood-build.sh b/scripts/dogfood-build.sh
index 7950fc89..5faa445c 100755
--- a/scripts/dogfood-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/dogfood-build.sh
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ echo "  export CLAW=$BINARY" >&2
 echo "" >&2
 echo "  Dogfood with isolated config (no real user config on stderr):" >&2
 echo "    CLAW_ISOLATED=\$(mktemp -d)" >&2
+echo "    trap 'rm -rf "\$CLAW_ISOLATED"' EXIT" >&2
 echo "    CLAW_CONFIG_HOME=\$CLAW_ISOLATED \$CLAW plugins list --output-format json" >&2
-echo "    rm -rf \$CLAW_ISOLATED" >&2
 echo "" >&2
 echo "  cargo run overhead: ~1s/invocation vs 7ms for pre-built binary." >&2
 echo "  Prefer pre-built binary (\$CLAW) for dogfood loops." >&2