diff --git a/clean.go b/clean.go
index eb3faa7..d68000b 100644
--- a/clean.go
+++ b/clean.go
@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ func cleanUntracked() error {
 		}
 
 		dir := filepath.Join(config.BuildDir, file.Name())
-
 		if shouldUseGit(dir) {
-			if err = show(passToGit(dir, "clean", "-fx")); err != nil {
+			if err := show(passToGit(dir, "clean", "-fx")); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -197,3 +196,36 @@ func cleanUntracked() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func cleanAfter(bases []Base) {
+	fmt.Println("removing Untracked AUR files from cache...")
+
+	for i, base := range bases {
+		dir := filepath.Join(config.BuildDir, base.Pkgbase())
+
+		if shouldUseGit(dir) {
+			fmt.Printf(bold(cyan("::")+" Cleaning (%d/%d): %s\n"), i+1, len(bases), cyan(dir))
+			_, stderr, err := capture(passToGit(dir, "reset", "--hard", "HEAD"))
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("error resetting %s: %s", base.String(), stderr)
+			}
+
+			show(passToGit(dir, "clean", "-fx"))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf(bold(cyan("::")+" Deleting (%d/%d): %s\n"), i+1, len(bases), cyan(dir))
+			if err := os.RemoveAll(dir); err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func cleanBuilds(bases []Base) {
+	for i, base := range bases {
+		dir := filepath.Join(config.BuildDir, base.Pkgbase())
+		fmt.Printf(bold(cyan("::")+" Deleting (%d/%d): %s\n"), i+1, len(bases), cyan(dir))
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(dir); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 1624991..168a901 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ Permanent configuration options:
     --removemake          Remove makedepends after install
     --noremovemake        Don't remove makedepends after install
 
-    --afterclean          Remove package sources after successful install
-    --noafterclean        Do not remove package sources after successful build
+    --cleanafter          Remove package sources after successful install
+    --nocleanafter        Do not remove package sources after successful build
     --bottomup            Shows AUR's packages first and then repository's
     --topdown             Shows repository's packages first and then AUR's
 
diff --git a/completions/bash b/completions/bash
index 83ef41b..903e1fe 100644
--- a/completions/bash
+++ b/completions/bash
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ _yay() {
            makepkg pacman tar git gpg gpgflags config requestsplitn sudoloop nosudoloop
            redownload noredownload redownloadall rebuild rebuildall rebuildtree norebuild
            sortby answerclean answerdiff answeredit answerupgrade noanswerclean noanswerdiff
-           noansweredit noanswerupgrade cleanmenu diffmenu editmenu upgrademenu
+           noansweredit noanswerupgrade cleanmenu diffmenu editmenu upgrademenu cleanafter nocleanafter
            nocleanmenu nodiffmenu noupgrademenu provides noprovides pgpfetch nopgpfetch
            useask nouseask combinedupgrade nocombinedupgrade aur repo makepkgconf
            nomakepkgconf askremovemake removemake noremovemake completioninterval aururl'
diff --git a/completions/fish b/completions/fish
index c51b3cf..eea19f8 100644
--- a/completions/fish
+++ b/completions/fish
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l topdown -d 'Shows repository packages f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l bottomup -d 'Shows aur packages first and then repository' -f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l devel -d 'Check -git/-svn/-hg development version' -f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l nodevel -d 'Disable development version checking' -f
-complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l afterclean -d 'Clean package sources after successful build' -f
-complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l noafterclean -d 'Disable package sources cleaning' -f
+complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l cleanafter -d 'Clean package sources after successful build' -f
+complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l nocleanafter -d 'Disable package sources cleaning' -f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l timeupdate -d 'Check package modification date and version' -f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l notimeupdate -d 'Check only package version change' -f
 
diff --git a/completions/zsh b/completions/zsh
index cb76a2f..ae4e65b 100644
--- a/completions/zsh
+++ b/completions/zsh
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ _pacman_opts_common=(
 	'--topdown[Show repository packages first]'
 	'--devel[Check -git/-svn/-hg development version]'
 	'--nodevel[Disable development version checking]'
-	'--afterclean[Clean package sources after successful build]'
-	'--noafterclean[Disable package sources cleaning after successful build]'
+	'--cleanafter[Clean package sources after successful build]'
+	'--nocleanafter[Disable package sources cleaning after successful build]'
 	'--timeupdate[Check packages modification date and version]'
 	'--notimeupdate[Check only package version change]'
 	'--redownload[Always download pkgbuilds of targets]'
diff --git a/doc/yay.8 b/doc/yay.8
index bb44bf4..699ecce 100644
--- a/doc/yay.8
+++ b/doc/yay.8
@@ -359,11 +359,17 @@ Download and update PKGBUILDs using tarballs. The above conditions about
 previously installed packages still apply.
 
 .TP
-.B \-\-afterclean
+.B \-\-cleanafter
 Remove package sources after successful Install.
 
+For packages downloaded through git, untracked files are removed with the
+exception of directories. This allows VCS packages to ealily pull an update
+instead of having to re clone the entire repo.
+
+For packages downloaded via tarball, The entire directory is deleted.
+
 .TP
-.B \-\-noafterclean
+.B \-\-nocleanafter
 Do not remove package sources after successful Install.
 
 .TP
diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index 0c0b659..c147029 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func install(parser *arguments) error {
 	}
 
 	if config.CleanAfter {
-		cleanBuilds(do.Aur)
+		cleanAfter(do.Aur)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -680,14 +680,6 @@ func editDiffNumberMenu(bases []Base, installed stringSet, diff bool) ([]Base, e
 	return toEdit, nil
 }
 
-func cleanBuilds(bases []Base) {
-	for i, base := range bases {
-		dir := filepath.Join(config.BuildDir, base.Pkgbase())
-		fmt.Printf(bold(cyan("::")+" Deleting (%d/%d): %s\n"), i+1, len(bases), cyan(dir))
-		os.RemoveAll(dir)
-	}
-}
-
 func showPkgbuildDiffs(bases []Base, cloned stringSet) error {
 	for _, base := range bases {
 		pkg := base.Pkgbase()
@@ -962,12 +954,14 @@ func buildInstallPkgbuilds(dp *depPool, do *depOrder, srcinfos map[string]*gosrc
 			}
 
 			if installed {
+				show(passToMakepkg(dir, "-c", "--nobuild", "--noextract", "--ignorearch"))
 				fmt.Println(cyan(pkg+"-"+version) + bold(" is up to date -- skipping"))
 				continue
 			}
 		}
 
 		if built {
+			show(passToMakepkg(dir, "-c", "--nobuild", "--noextract", "--ignorearch"))
 			fmt.Println(bold(yellow(arrow)),
 				cyan(pkg+"-"+version)+bold(" already made -- skipping build"))
 		} else {
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 1fb97a5..6a22ac5 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ func isArg(arg string) bool {
 	//yay options
 	case "aururl":
 	case "save":
-	case "afterclean":
-	case "noafterclean":
+	case "afterclean", "cleanafter":
+	case "noafterclean", "nocleanafter":
 	case "devel":
 	case "nodevel":
 	case "timeupdate":
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@ func handleConfig(option, value string) bool {
 		config.AURURL = value
 	case "save":
 		shouldSaveConfig = true
-	case "afterclean":
+	case "afterclean", "cleanafter":
 		config.CleanAfter = true
-	case "noafterclean":
+	case "noafterclean", "nocleanafter":
 		config.CleanAfter = false
 	case "devel":
 		config.Devel = true