diff --git a/source/java/org/rsna/ctp/stdstages/DirectoryStorageService.java b/source/java/org/rsna/ctp/stdstages/DirectoryStorageService.java
index edfca7db..f97c974a 100644
--- a/source/java/org/rsna/ctp/stdstages/DirectoryStorageService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/rsna/ctp/stdstages/DirectoryStorageService.java
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ public FileObject store(FileObject fileObject) {
 				return null;
 			}
 			else {
+				if (savedFile.exists())
+					savedFile.delete();
+				
 				if (fileObject.copyTo(tempFile) && tempFile.renameTo(savedFile)) {
 					//The object was successfully saved, count it.
 					storedCount++;