diff --git a/R/packages_index.R b/R/packages_index.R
index 409ca34..1afe257 100644
--- a/R/packages_index.R
+++ b/R/packages_index.R
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ add_to_package_index <- function(
 
   # get latest PACKAGES file from S3
   if (s3fs::s3_file_exists(sprintf("%s/PACKAGES", remote_bin_dir))) {
-    s3fs::s3_file_download(sprintf("%s/PACKAGES", remote_bin_dir), sprintf("%s/PACKAGES", local_bin_dir))
+    s3fs::s3_file_download(sprintf("%s/PACKAGES", remote_bin_dir), sprintf("%s/PACKAGES", local_bin_dir), overwrite = TRUE)
   }
   file_names <- list.files(local_bin_dir, pattern = sprintf("%s*", package_name))