diff --git a/snap-pac-clean b/snap-pac-clean
index 04ce082..0d2fab0 100755
--- a/snap-pac-clean
+++ b/snap-pac-clean
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
+rm /usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac/.pre*
 echo "NOTE: No post snapshot will be performed for this transaction, since you are removing the pacman hooks."
diff --git a/snap-pac.conf b/snap-pac.conf
index 4a93cb2..5645b54 100644
--- a/snap-pac.conf
+++ b/snap-pac.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,3 @@ POST_DESCRIPTION="$(ps -C pacman -o args=)"
 
 # Snapper cleanup algorithm to use.
 CLEANUP_ALGORITHM="number"
-
-# Prefix of the file that contains the pre snapshot number. Appended by the name
-# of the specific configuration. Generally shouldn't want to change this.
-PREFILE_PREFIX="/usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac/.pre"
diff --git a/snapper-post b/snapper-post
index b21e33e..7b0fe68 100755
--- a/snapper-post
+++ b/snapper-post
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 source /etc/snap-pac.conf
 
+PREFILE_PREFIX="/usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac/.pre"
 for x in $CONFIGS; do
     if [ -f $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x ]; then
         SNAPPERPACPRE=$(cat $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x)
diff --git a/snapper-pre b/snapper-pre
index 3ab5776..e086bd2 100755
--- a/snapper-pre
+++ b/snapper-pre
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 source /etc/snap-pac.conf
 
+PREFILE_PREFIX="/usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac/.pre"
 for x in $CONFIGS; do
     snapper --config $x create --type pre --cleanup-algorithm number --print-number --description "$POST_DESCRIPTION" > $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x
 done