diff --git a/ADIXEN/createImages b/ADIXEN/createImages
index b55506940bc7d8fbca499051e12d176171382d71..d2d5bd3dd738d75475f74a809beb867578d236f8 100755
--- a/ADIXEN/createImages
+++ b/ADIXEN/createImages
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ else
   fi
 fi 
 
+rm -rf "$IMAGE_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$IMAGE_DIR"
 
 emptyCanvas='xc:transparent'