diff --git a/cubesatsim/esp32-cam/esp32-cam.ino b/cubesatsim/esp32-cam/esp32-cam.ino
index 83b42e9d..831a507a 100644
--- a/cubesatsim/esp32-cam/esp32-cam.ino
+++ b/cubesatsim/esp32-cam/esp32-cam.ino
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ void loop() {
 // listDir(SPIFFS, "/", 0);
         
   char filename[] = "/cam.bin";
+ 
+  deleteFile(SPIFFS, filename); 
 
   save_camera_image(filename);