diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 40b31387..69a4d53f 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -9918,10 +9918,10 @@ function install_media_server {
 	apt-get -y install python-setuptools python-virtualenv
 	apt-get -y install uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python
 
-	# create directory
-	if [ ! -d $MEDIA_SERVER_BASE_DIRECTORY ]; then
-		mkdir -p $MEDIA_SERVER_BASE_DIRECTORY
+	if [ -d $MEDIA_SERVER_BASE_DIRECTORY ]; then
+		rm -rf $MEDIA_SERVER_BASE_DIRECTORY
 	fi
+	mkdir -p $MEDIA_SERVER_BASE_DIRECTORY
 
 	install_mariadb
 	get_mariadb_password