diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
index 4b4a0e74bd..ea5a2476db 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ DVR_SETTINGS_DIR="$ADDON_HOME/dvr"
 DVR_SETTINGS_FILE="$DVR_SETTINGS_DIR/config"
 DVR_DIR="$HOME/recordings"
 
+# remove any old hts-tvheadend dir
+  rm -rf $HOME/.xbmc/addons/service.multimedia.hts-tvheadend
+
 if [ ! -f "$ADDON_SETTINGS" ]; then
   if [ -f $ADDON_DIR/settings-default.xml ]; then
     cp $ADDON_DIR/settings-default.xml $ADDON_SETTINGS