diff --git a/scripts/uninstall.sh b/scripts/uninstall.sh
index 5d53d36..cdd31d1 100755
--- a/scripts/uninstall.sh
+++ b/scripts/uninstall.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ CPANEL_BASE="/usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/jupiter"
 ADMINBIN_DIR="/usr/local/cpanel/bin/admin/Gniza"
 if [[ -d "$CPANEL_BASE/gniza" ]]; then
     echo "Removing cPanel user plugin..."
-    /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/uninstall_plugin "$CPANEL_BASE/gniza/install.json" 2>/dev/null || true
+    # uninstall_plugin expects a tar.gz archive
+    if [[ -f "$CPANEL_BASE/gniza/install.json" ]]; then
+        PLUGIN_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+        cp "$CPANEL_BASE/gniza/install.json" "$PLUGIN_TMPDIR/"
+        tar -czf "$PLUGIN_TMPDIR/gniza-cpanel.tar.gz" -C "$PLUGIN_TMPDIR" install.json
+        /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/uninstall_plugin "$PLUGIN_TMPDIR/gniza-cpanel.tar.gz" 2>/dev/null || true
+        rm -rf "$PLUGIN_TMPDIR"
+    fi
     rm -rf "$CPANEL_BASE/gniza"
     echo "cPanel user plugin removed."
 fi