diff --git a/util/oci/client.go b/util/oci/client.go
index 706394961a6207..6aa1f2afeba621 100644
--- a/util/oci/client.go
+++ b/util/oci/client.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -390,6 +391,12 @@ func saveCompressedImageToPath(ctx context.Context, digest string, repo oras.Rea
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Remove redundant ingest folder; this is an artifact from the oras.Copy call above
+	err = os.RemoveAll(path.Join(tempDir, "ingest"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Save contents to tar file
 	return createTarFile(tempDir, cachedPath)
 }