diff --git a/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/provider.go b/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/provider.go
index 77377e56..0abfd34b 100644
--- a/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/provider.go
+++ b/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/provider.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const (
 	MVN_SETTINGS_FILE_INIT_OPTION = "mavenSettingsFile"
 	GLOBAL_SETTINGS_INIT_OPTION   = "mavenCacheDir"
 	MVN_INSECURE_SETTING          = "mavenInsecure"
+	CLEAN_EXPLODED_BIN_OPTION     = "cleanExplodedBin"
 	JVM_MAX_MEM_INIT_OPTION       = "jvmMaxMem"
 	FERN_FLOWER_INIT_OPTION       = "fernFlowerPath"
 )
@@ -336,10 +337,13 @@ func (p *javaProvider) Init(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, config provide
 	}
 
 	extension := strings.ToLower(path.Ext(config.Location))
+	explodedBins := []string{}
 	switch extension {
 	case JavaArchive, WebArchive, EnterpriseArchive:
+		cleanBin, ok := config.ProviderSpecificConfig[CLEAN_EXPLODED_BIN_OPTION].(bool)
+
 		depLocation, sourceLocation, err := decompileJava(ctx, log, fernflower,
-			config.Location, getMavenLocalRepoPath(mavenSettingsFile))
+			config.Location, getMavenLocalRepoPath(mavenSettingsFile), ok)
 		if err != nil {
 			cancelFunc()
 			return nil, additionalBuiltinConfig, err
@@ -348,7 +352,13 @@ func (p *javaProvider) Init(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, config provide
 		// for binaries, we fallback to looking at .jar files only for deps
 		config.DependencyPath = depLocation
 		isBinary = true
+
+		if ok && cleanBin {
+			log.Info("removing exploded binaries after analysis")
+			explodedBins = append(explodedBins, depLocation, sourceLocation)
+		}
 	}
+
 	additionalBuiltinConfig.Location = config.Location
 	additionalBuiltinConfig.DependencyPath = config.DependencyPath
 
@@ -483,6 +493,7 @@ func (p *javaProvider) Init(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, config provide
 		globalSettings:    globalSettingsFile,
 		depsLocationCache: make(map[string]int),
 		includedPaths:     provider.GetIncludedPathsFromConfig(config, false),
+		cleanExplodedBins: explodedBins,
 	}
 
 	if mode == provider.FullAnalysisMode {
diff --git a/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/service_client.go b/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/service_client.go
index 72d5af77..917abf70 100644
--- a/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/service_client.go
+++ b/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/service_client.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type javaServiceClient struct {
 	depsCache         map[uri.URI][]*provider.Dep
 	depsLocationCache map[string]int
 	includedPaths     []string
+	cleanExplodedBins []string
 }
 
 type depLabelItem struct {
@@ -222,6 +223,11 @@ func (p *javaServiceClient) Stop() {
 	if err != nil {
 		p.log.Info("stopping java provider", "error", err)
 	}
+	if len(p.cleanExplodedBins) > 0 {
+		for _, explodedPath := range p.cleanExplodedBins {
+			os.RemoveAll(explodedPath)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (p *javaServiceClient) initialization(ctx context.Context) {
diff --git a/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/util.go b/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/util.go
index 6e979253..62c2a82f 100644
--- a/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/util.go
+++ b/external-providers/java-external-provider/pkg/java_external_provider/util.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"text/template"
+	"time"
+
+	"math/rand"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/konveyor/analyzer-lsp/tracing"
@@ -159,11 +162,16 @@ func decompile(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, filter decompileFilter, wor
 // decompileJava unpacks archive at archivePath, decompiles all .class files in it
 // creates new java project and puts the java files in the tree of the project
 // returns path to exploded archive, path to java project, and an error when encountered
-func decompileJava(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, fernflower, archivePath string, m2RepoPath string) (explodedPath, projectPath string, err error) {
+func decompileJava(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, fernflower, archivePath string, m2RepoPath string, cleanBin bool) (explodedPath, projectPath string, err error) {
 	ctx, span := tracing.StartNewSpan(ctx, "decompile")
 	defer span.End()
 
-	projectPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(archivePath), "java-project")
+	// only need random project name if there is not dir cleanup after
+	if cleanBin {
+		projectPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(archivePath), fmt.Sprintf("java-project-%v", RandomName()))
+	} else {
+		projectPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(archivePath), "java-project")
+	}
 
 	decompFilter := alwaysDecompileFilter(true)
 
@@ -626,4 +634,14 @@ func toFilePathDependency(_ context.Context, filePath string) (javaArtifact, err
 	dep.Version = "0.0.0"
 	return dep, nil
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+func RandomName() string {
+	rand.Seed(int64(time.Now().Nanosecond()))
+	charset := "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+	b := make([]byte, 16)
+	for i := range b {
+		b[i] = charset[rand.Intn(len(charset))]
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}