diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index a69b981d2..f1924a3e2 100755
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ AddOption('--snapshot-id',dest="snapshot-id",default=False,help="Snapshot build
 AddOption('--stable',dest="stable",default=True,help="Non snapshot build")
 AddOption('--aao', dest="everythingAtOnce", action='store_true', default=False, help="Compile the whole game without generating intermediate objects (very slow), enable this when using compilers like clang or mscc that don't support -fkeep-inline-functions")
 
+AddOption('--fullclean',dest="justwork",action='store_true',default=False,help="for when nothing else works. Deletes all sconscript temporary files.") 
+
 # using one of these commandline options is compulsory
 
 AddOption('--win',dest="win",action='store_true',default=False,help="Windows platform target.")
@@ -101,6 +103,18 @@ AddOption('--rpi',dest="rpi",action='store_true',default=False,help="Raspbain pl
 
 # the gist of the compiling rules are defined here
 
+
+if(GetOption("justwork")):
+	import shutil
+	try:
+		shutil.rmtree("../.sconf_temp/")
+	except:
+		print "couldn't remove .sconf_temp"
+	try:
+		os.remove("../.sconsign.dblite")
+	except:
+		print "couldn't remove .sconsign.dblite"
+
 # platform selection
 # ==================