diff --git a/src/commands/cleanSoy.ts b/src/commands/cleanSoy.ts
index dc4e32cc7..866a7e30e 100644
--- a/src/commands/cleanSoy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cleanSoy.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ export type CleanSoyConfig = Required<Pick<DuckConfig, "soyOptions">>;
 export async function cleanSoy(config: CleanSoyConfig): Promise<string> {
   const { outputPathFormat, outputDirectory } = config.soyOptions;
   let outputPath = outputDirectory;
-  if (!outputPath && outputPathFormat) {
-    outputPath = resolveOutputPathFormat(assertString(outputPathFormat), {
-      inputDirectory: "/**/",
-      inputFileName: "*",
-      inputFileNameNoExt: "*",
-    });
-  } else {
-    throw new TypeError("Must set either outputPathFormat or outputDirectory");
+  if (!outputPath) {
+    if (outputPathFormat) {
+      outputPath = resolveOutputPathFormat(assertString(outputPathFormat), {
+        inputDirectory: "/**/",
+        inputFileName: "*",
+        inputFileNameNoExt: "*",
+      });
+    } else {
+      throw new TypeError(
+        "Must set either outputPathFormat or outputDirectory"
+      );
+    }
   }
   logger.info(`rm ${outputPath}`);
   await util.promisify(rimraf)(outputPath);