diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index f0f1197d..40b31387 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -9955,6 +9955,9 @@ function install_media_server {
 
 	# create a configuration
 	cd $MEDIA_SERVER_BASE_DIRECTORY
+	if [ -f deployment.ini ]; then
+		rm deployment.ini
+	fi
 	paster make-config MediaDrop deployment.ini
 	if [ ! -f deployment.ini ]; then
 		echo $'deployment.ini not created'