diff --git a/create_retroarch_thumbnails.sh b/create_retroarch_thumbnails.sh
index c5089f6..3c7ecec 100755
--- a/create_retroarch_thumbnails.sh
+++ b/create_retroarch_thumbnails.sh
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ zxspectrum)
 
 esac
 
+if test -d "${THUMBNAILS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}"; then
+    rm -rdf "${THUMBNAILS_FOLDER:?}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME:?}"
+fi
+
 mkdir -p "${THUMBNAILS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}"
 mkdir -p "${THUMBNAILS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}"/Named_Boxarts
 mkdir -p "${THUMBNAILS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}"/Named_Snaps