diff --git a/.github/actions/sdk-codegen/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/sdk-codegen/entrypoint.sh
index 2b3a6d6..e58ba06 100755
--- a/.github/actions/sdk-codegen/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/sdk-codegen/entrypoint.sh
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ function generate_java {
   # Clean previously (stale) generated files before regenerating them.
   # Hand-written files are confined to algosdk/v2/client/common,
   # except AlgodClient, which will be re-generated according to the specs. 
+  # LedgerStateDelta is a second exception to this, should be revisited.
   find $JAVA_SDK_DIR/src/main/java/com/algorand/algosdk/v2/client/model/* \
       $JAVA_SDK_DIR/src/main/java/com/algorand/algosdk/v2/client/algod/* \
       $JAVA_SDK_DIR/src/main/java/com/algorand/algosdk/v2/client/indexer/* \
+      \! -name 'LedgerStateDelta.java' \
       -delete
 
  $GENERATOR \
diff --git a/scripts/generate_java.sh b/scripts/generate_java.sh
index 35e6c76..97411bb 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_java.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate_java.sh
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ fi
 # Clean previously (stale) generated files before regenerating them.
 # Hand-written files are confined to algosdk/v2/client/common,
 # except AlgodClient, which will be re-generated according to the specs. 
+# LedgerStateDelta is a second exception to this, should be revisited.
 find $SDK_DIR/src/main/java/com/algorand/algosdk/v2/client/model/* \
      $SDK_DIR/src/main/java/com/algorand/algosdk/v2/client/algod/* \
      $SDK_DIR/src/main/java/com/algorand/algosdk/v2/client/indexer/* \
+     \! -name 'LedgerStateDelta.java' \
      -delete
 
 java -jar target/generator-*-jar-with-dependencies.jar \