diff --git a/tools/download.go b/tools/download.go
index 6e5fa8b7..8c4a37a6 100644
--- a/tools/download.go
+++ b/tools/download.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/gen/tools"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/utilities"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/v2/pkgs"
 )
 
 // Download will parse the index at the indexURL for the tool to download.
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ import (
 // if it already exists.
 func (t *Tools) Download(pack, name, version, behaviour string) error {
 
-	tool := pkgs.New(t.index, t.directory.String(), behaviour)
-	_, err := tool.Install(context.Background(), &tools.ToolPayload{Name: name, Version: version, Packager: pack})
+	t.tools.SetBehaviour(behaviour)
+	_, err := t.tools.Install(context.Background(), &tools.ToolPayload{Name: name, Version: version, Packager: pack})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/tools/tools.go b/tools/tools.go
index cb9efc78..5cecc508 100644
--- a/tools/tools.go
+++ b/tools/tools.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/index"
+	"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/v2/pkgs"
 	"github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper"
 	"github.com/xrash/smetrics"
 )
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ type Tools struct {
 	logger    func(msg string)
 	installed map[string]string
 	mutex     sync.RWMutex
+	tools     *pkgs.Tools
 }
 
 // New will return a Tool object, allowing the caller to execute operations on it.
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ func New(directory *paths.Path, index *index.Resource, logger func(msg string))
 		logger:    logger,
 		installed: map[string]string{},
 		mutex:     sync.RWMutex{},
+		tools:     pkgs.New(index, directory.String(), "replace"),
 	}
 	_ = t.readMap()
 	return t
diff --git a/v2/pkgs/tools.go b/v2/pkgs/tools.go
index 67198689..c84d207f 100644
--- a/v2/pkgs/tools.go
+++ b/v2/pkgs/tools.go
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ func (t *Tools) writeInstalled(path string) error {
 	return os.WriteFile(installedFile, data, 0644)
 }
 
+// SetBehaviour sets the download behaviour to either keep or replace
+func (t *Tools) SetBehaviour(behaviour string) {
+	t.behaviour = behaviour
+}
+
 func pathExists(path string) bool {
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err == nil {