diff --git a/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh b/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh
index a885f2e..685c5f0 100755
--- a/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh
+++ b/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh
@@ -115,32 +115,9 @@ rm -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.sysref" 2>/dev/null
 rm -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.sysref.timestamp" 2>/dev/null
 echo "  ✓ Reference database removed"
 
-# Offer to remove the entire toolkit
-echo ""
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Final step: Remove toolkit directory?${NC}"
-echo "This will delete: $SCRIPT_DIR"
-echo ""
-read -p "Remove entire toolkit directory? (yes/no): " remove_dir
-
-if [ "$remove_dir" = "yes" ]; then
-    echo ""
-    echo "Removing toolkit directory..."
-    cd /root
-    rm -rf "$SCRIPT_DIR"
-    echo ""
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Toolkit completely removed${NC}"
-    echo ""
-    echo "All traces have been erased."
-    exit 0
-else
-    echo ""
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ History and logs cleaned${NC}"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Toolkit directory remains at: $SCRIPT_DIR"
-    echo "You can manually remove it later with: rm -rf $SCRIPT_DIR"
-fi
-
-# Final step: Clean bash history (done last to capture all script commands)
+# Clean bash history BEFORE asking about directory removal
+# (This ensures history is cleaned even if user removes toolkit directory)
+CLEAN_HISTORY=true
 if [ "$CLEAN_HISTORY" = true ] && [ -f ~/.bash_history ]; then
     echo ""
     echo "→ Final cleanup: Removing bash history..."
@@ -197,6 +174,30 @@ if [ "$CLEAN_HISTORY" = true ] && [ -f ~/.bash_history ]; then
     echo "      or simply logout/login to start completely fresh."
 fi
 
+# Offer to remove the entire toolkit (AFTER history cleaning)
+echo ""
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Final step: Remove toolkit directory?${NC}"
+echo "This will delete: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+echo ""
+read -p "Remove entire toolkit directory? (yes/no): " remove_dir
+
+if [ "$remove_dir" = "yes" ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Removing toolkit directory..."
+    cd /root
+    rm -rf "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Toolkit completely removed${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "All traces have been erased."
+else
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ History and logs cleaned${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Toolkit directory remains at: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+    echo "You can manually remove it later with: rm -rf $SCRIPT_DIR"
+fi
+
 echo ""
 echo "All traces removed. The trace eraser commands will also be"
 echo "removed when you log out or start a new shell session."