diff --git a/Passepartout/Sources/AppConstants.swift b/Passepartout/Sources/AppConstants.swift
index f38d5bfd..c0fae975 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Sources/AppConstants.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Sources/AppConstants.swift
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class AppConstants {
             let dest = FileDestination()
             dest.minLevel = level
             dest.logFileURL = fileURL
+            _ = dest.deleteLogFile()
             return dest
         }()