diff --git a/emsdk b/emsdk
index 56792eb..faaf749 100644
--- a/emsdk
+++ b/emsdk
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ class Tool:
       if hasattr(self, 'git_branch'):
         success = git_clone_checkout_and_pull(url, self.installation_path(), self.git_branch)
       elif url.endswith('zip') or url.endswith('.tar') or url.endswith('.gz'):
-        success = download_and_unzip(url, self.installation_path())
+        download_even_if_exists = (self.id == 'vs-tool')
+        success = download_and_unzip(url, self.installation_path(), download_even_if_exists)
       else:
         dst_file = download_file(urlparse.urljoin(emsdk_packages_url, self.download_url()), self.installation_path())
         if dst_file: